Reports from Geisei Observatory <August 15, 2006>

71P/Clark, 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu, 4P/Faye, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3(C), C/2004 B1 (LINEAR), and C/2006 L2 (McNaught)

This is the day to commemorate the end of the war and at the peak of the summer heat. These are the last observations prior to the breakdown of the 60cm reflector:

0071P          2006 07 28.58160 19 36 41.14 -42 24 00.7          11.9 T      372
0071P          2006 07 28.59097 19 36 41.08 -42 24 00.5                      372
0117P          2006 07 28.66076 22 45 36.35 -21 00 42.9          15.4 T      372
0117P          2006 07 28.66979 22 45 36.18 -21 00 45.1                      372
0004P          2006 07 28.68090 00 57 33.97 +13 04 15.4          13.1 T      372
0004P          2006 07 28.68976 00 57 34.67 +13 04 18.7                      372
0073P    c     2006 07 28.76875 02 25 32.12 -12 27 44.4          11.0 T      372
0073P    c     2006 07 28.77778 02 25 32.26 -12 27 46.5                      372

    CK04B010   2006 07 27.50764 15 29 12.90 +30 36 15.1          14.6 T      372
    CK04B010   2006 07 27.51458 15 29 12.66 +30 36 13.1                      372
    CK04B010   2006 07 28.55903 15 28 18.86 +30 51 03.0          14.8 T      372
    CK04B010   2006 07 28.56840 15 28 18.38 +30 31 00.0                      372
    CK06L020   2006 07 27.48333 14 07 26.58 -15 09 18.4          15.4 T      372
    CK06L020   2006 07 27.48854 14 07 26.55 -15 09 11.1                      372
    CK06L020   2006 07 28.49444 14 07 28.17 -14 45 03.8          15.5 T      372

71P/Clark
13-minute exposure from 22:51, July 28, 2006 J.S.T.
60cm f/3.5 reflector, TMY400 film

4P/Faye
August 25, July 29, 2006
Double exposure: 13-minute exposure from 1:14 J.S.T. and 12-minute exposure from 1:27 J.S.T.
60cm f/3.5 reflector TMY400 film