This page is dedicated to comets in the night sky.
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Comet Garradd
2009 P1 is still at it on February 1st, 2012 going thru the constellation of
Hercules. It's a early morning object at present with this picture taken at
4AM. The tail has the appearance of a boomerang as it passes Messier object
M92, a globular cluster.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
2009 P1 is still at it on November 14th, 2011. It is closing in on the Sun
and starting to show some a bit of a fan tail.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Honda
Mrosk Pajdusakova in the early morning the 1st of October, 2011.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
2009/P1 approaches the Coat Hanger Cluster on Sept 1st, 2011.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
2009/P1 makes a close pass to Messier 15 on August 1st, 2011.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
2009/P1 passes by Messier 71 on its route thru the solar system.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
P1 is the small green blob but, may become naked eye visible in late August
or September, 2011. This picture was taken in July.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Garradd
P1 the first week of August, 2011 is starting to grow in size and sport a
tail visually.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P is the small green blob between M46 and M47. The haze is from a
slight cloud layer obscuring the skies.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P approaches the Double Cluster in Perseus.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P is the green blob between M46 and M47. A small planetary
nebula, NGC2438 can be seen in front of M46 on the right.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Even the
Pacman Nebula was not safe from Comet Hartley 2 103.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P flies past the small nebula NGC 1491 in Perseus.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P flies past the Double Cluster in Perseus. Click the thumbnail for the
original size.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P flies past the Owl or ET Cluster in Cassiopeia. Click the thumbnail
for the original size.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P heads towards the Double Cluster in Perseus.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Hartley
2 103P as it approaches Eta Persei.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet McNaught
R1 flies by a small galaxy NGC 891.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet McNaught
R1 is located in an area chocked full of small galaxies. Click on the
picture to display full size and see each galaxy circled in green.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Comet Holmes
7P put on quite a show in 2007. After apparently striking an asteroid, it
grew in brightness nearly 1 million times.
Photo Credit: J D Maddy |
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Doug Ostroski
took this picture of Comet Hyakutake |
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Back in the
Old Days, Doug Ostroski used a film camera to capture this comet.
Comet Hale Bopp. The telescope that discovered it was built and owned by our
own member Jim Stevens. |
