Bernd Brinkmann´s

images of

Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

date (yy/mm/dd) time (UT) exp. time (min/sec) camera / telescope film / CCD image size

Now the comet is down to mag 15.2.
2005/02/05
00:33:20
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00:45:33
5 x 180 sec
C 8 @
f / 5.8
Starlight SX
7.9' x 7.9'
C/2002 T7

2003/12/22

22:09:50
-
22:24:34

15 x 60 sec

C 8 @
f / 5.8

Starlight SX

17.2' x 11.8'

C/2002 T7
The outer coma is more clearly visible than yesterday and has a diameter of 7.5'.

2003/12/18

20:36:50
-
21:15:48

20 x 120 sec

C 8 @
f / 5.8

Starlight SX

17.2' x 11.4'

C/2002 T7
Both images were produced from the same frames, only with different contrast enhancement. Visually the comet could be seen with a 5"-refractor f/13.5 at 43x with 10.4 mag.
C/2002 T7

 

2003/12/17

20:03:20
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20:42:18

20 x 120 sec

C 8 @
f / 5.8

Starlight SX

17.2' x 11.4'

C/2002 T7

2003/12/10

19:35:50
-
19:50:11

8 x 120 sec

C 8 @
f / 5.8

Starlight SX

13.6' x 8.6'

C/2002 T7
It's hard to imagine, but this is comet C/2002 T7
in February 2003 at mag 15.5.

2003/02/21

20:40:25
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20:45:38

5 x 60 sec

C 8 @
f / 5.8

Starlight SX

13.3' x 10.5'

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