COMETS I HAVE SEEN AND OBSERVED OVER THE YEARS.....

Highspots January-March 2010

4 Jan Mercury inferior conjunction

5 Jan Mercury 3° N of Venus

11 Jan Venus superior conjunction

15 Jan Moon 1° N of Venus

18 Jan Asteroid (7102) Neilbone at opposition (mag 17.5)

27 Jan Mercury greatest elongation W (25°)

29 Jan Mars at opposition

16 Feb Venus 1/2° S of Jupiter

18 Feb Asteroid (4) Vesta at opposition (mag 6.1)

14 Mar Mercury superior conjunction

22 Mar Saturn at opposition

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Comets I have seen and Observed regularly since I started Astronomy and Skywatching back in 1996:

 

COMET HYAKUTAKE [C/1996 B2]
COMET HALE-BOPP [C/1996 01]
COMET LINEAR [C/1999 S4] (Disintegrated) 
COMET MCNAUGHT-HARTLEY [C/1999 T1]
COMET LINEAR [C/2001 A2]
COMET LINEAR [C/2000 WM1]
COMET IKEYA-ZHANG [C/2002 C1]
COMET SWAN [C/2002 O6]
COMET HOENIG [C/2002 04]
COMET KUDO-FUJIKAWA [C/2002 XC5]
COMET NEAT [C/2002 V1]
COMET JUELS-HOLVORCEM [C/2002 Y1] 
COMET BRADFIELD [C/2004 F4]
COMET MACHHOLZ [C/2004 Q2]
COMET POJMANSKI [C/2006/ A1] 
COMET SWAN [C/2006 M4]
COMET MCNAUGHT [C/2006 P1]
COMET LINEAR [C/2006 VZ13]
COMET LONEOS [C/2007 F1]
COMET HOLMES [17P]

COMET LULIN [2007 N3]

 

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Colin James Watling
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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