Comets

SLOVENSKO

Ephemerides and orbital elements of observable comets

Comet photographs

C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang)

Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

October 25, 2006
18^h UT

Lens: 85-mm f/2, exposure 3 minutes on Fuji 800 film.
Photo: Javor Kac

October 26, 2006
18^h UT

Lens: 85-mm f/2, exposure 3 minutes on Fuji 800 film.
Photo: Javor Kac

October 27, 2006
18^h UT

Lens: 85-mm f/2, exposure 2×3 minutes on Fuji 800 film.
Photo: Javor Kac

Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

January 7, 2005
19:17 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

January 8, 2005
16:53 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

January 9, 2005
17:14 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

January 14, 2005
20:46 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

January 15, 2005
17:14 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

January 15, 2005
22:15 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 6 minutes on Fuji 800 film.
Photo: Javor Kac

February 5, 2005
18:09 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, 4 x 2.5 seconds exposure with videocamera Mintron 12V1.
Photo: Javor Kac

For more photos of comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) Please visit the MBK Team page.

Comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang)

March 30, 2002
18:30 UT

Lens: 50-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 30, 2002
19:10 UT

Stacked 2- and 3-minute exposures made with 400-mm f/6.3 lens on Fuji 400.
Photo: Peter Kirn and Jure Zakrajsek

March 29, 2002
18:30 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 26, 2002
18:55 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 18, 2002
18:25 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 11, 2002
18:20 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 9, 2002
18:10 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 13 seconds on Fuji 800.
Photo: Javor Kac

March 8, 2002
18:14 UT

Lens: 58-mm f/2, exposure 15 seconds on Fuji 800.
The comet is marked by white lines. Note also Iridium flare on the right.
Photo: Javor Kac

Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)

July 28 2001 00:04 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 3 minutes on Fuji 800. Photo: Jure Zakrajsek
July 20 2001 00:16 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 3 minutes on Fuji 800. Photo: Jure Zakrajsek and Javor Kac
July 18 2001 00:16 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 3.5 minutes on Fuji 800. Photo: Jure Zakrajsek and Javor Kac
July 16 2001 23:15 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 2.5 minutes on Fuji 800. The exposure had to be terminated because the clouds covered the comet. Photo: Javor Kac and Jure Zakrajsek
July 15 2001 22:11 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 4 minutes on Fuji 800. Photo: Javor Kac and Jure Zakrajsek
July 13 2001 23:21 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 3.5 minutes on Fuji 800. Photo: Javor Kac and Jure Zakrajsek

Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)

July 25 2000 20:43 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 2 minutes on Fuji 800. Comet was photographed through clouds!	20kB
July 23 2000 21:20 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 4 minutes on Fuji 800. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 60 arcminutes wide by 60 arcminutes high.	24kB
July 22 2000 23:05 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 2 minutes on Fuji 800. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 55 arcminutes wide by 65 arcminutes high.	18kB
July 21 2000 22:10 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 2 minutes on Fuji 800. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 55 arcminutes wide by 55 arcminutes high.	19kB
July 20 2000 23:23 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 5 minutes on Kodak 400. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 70 arcminutes wide by 55 arcminutes high.	24kB
July 19 2000 21:25 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 5 minutes on Kodak 400. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 90 arcminutes wide by 65 arcminutes high.	35kB
July 17 2000 00:22 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 5 minutes on Kodak 400. Shot on a night with a Full Moon. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 85 arcminutes wide by 60 arcminutes high.	52kB
July 16/17 2000 A composite of three exposures with 200-mm f/4 lens on Kodak 400 at: 23:49 UT, 3 minutes, 0:22 UT, 5 minutes, 0:42 UT, 2 minutes. The comet moved from right to left.	16kB
July 10 2000 00:49 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 8 minutes on Fuji 800. Image is cropped. The field of view is approximately 135 arcminutes wide by 90 arcminutes high.	48kB
July 10 2000 A composite of three exposures with 200-mm f/4 lens on Fuji 800 at: 0:19 UT, 5 minutes, 0:49 UT, 8 minutes, 1:13 UT, 2 minutes. The comet moved from lower right to upper left.	16kB

Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)

April 4 1997 19:35 UT Lens: 50-mm f/1.8, exposure 18 seconds on Kodak 400.	64kB
March 9 1997 3:50 UT Lens: 58-mm f/3.5, exposure 5 minutes on Kodak 640.	116kB
March 9 1997 3:55 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 4 minutes on Kodak 640.	112kB
March 9 1997 4:25 UT Primary focus of 20-cm f/10 SCT, exposure 20 seconds on Kodak 640.	20kB
February 11 1997 3:50 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 3 minutes on Fuji 800.	103kB
August 20 1996 21:05 UT Lens: 205-mm f/4.5, exposure 5 minutes on Kodak 1600.	22kB

Comet 1996 Q1 (Tabur)

September 27 1996 2:50 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 15 minutes on Fuji 800. Image was taken during total Lunar eclipse.	45kB
October 13 1996 0:39 UT Lens: 200-mm f/4, exposure 15 minutes on Fuji 800. The bright star is Beta Ursae Majoris, to the left of the comet is a spiral galaxy M108.	37kB