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Reports from Geisei Observatory <February 28, 2004>


• Color photographs of C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) and the area near M78
   C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) is moving slowly west in the evening sky.
I attempted to capture it on color film, but wasn't easily able to obtain good photographs because of the brightly-lit western sky from Geisei Observatory. (Photograph 1)

    Photograph 2 is an image of the area near M78 where a new nebula was discovered.


Photograph 1: LINEAR comet
One-minute exposure at 18.55 (J.S.T.) February 15, 2004
60cm f/3.5 reflector
ISO 800 negative film





Photograph 2: the vicinity of M78
10-minute exposure February 15, 2004
60cm f/3.5 reflector
ISO 800 negative film



Copyright (C) 2004 Tsutomu Seki.