C/2007 E1 (Garradd) and C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
Because of the heavy "yellow sand" dust, the sky
has been hazy in recent days, even though weather has been fair. City lights
are more strongly reflected on the dust haze making the sky brighter.
The following objects were relatively bright and I somehow
managed to observe them. I may have estimated the magnitude of C/2007 E2
(Lovejoy) brighter than it really was, as the comet was very low on the
horizon. When observing under these unfavorable conditions, fuzzy nebula-like
objects tend to be estimated fainter compared with stars. One-third of
the field of view in the 60cm reflector was blocked by the horizon when
the comet was photographed.
The proper motion of C/2007 E1 (Garradd) was large and it
trailed even by a 3-minute exposure. Film-based photography requires guiding
by the Metcalf method.
CK07E010 2007 03 25.69271 13 56 37.27 -22 08 05.3 14.5 T 372
CK07E010 2007 03 25.69965 13 56 32.70 -22 07 46.9 372
CK07E010 2007 03 25.72153 13 56 17.85 -22 06 44.6 372
CK07E010 2007 03 28.74948 13 19 15.36 -19 11 01.4 372
CK07E010 2007 03 28.75451 13 19 11.38 -19 10 40.2 14.8 T 372
CK07E010 2007 03 28.75937 13 19 07.45 -19 10 20.1 372
CK07E010 2007 03 28.76493 13 19 03.02 -19 19 56.7 372
CK07E010 2007 04 09.47188 10 30 15.28 +00 42 03.4 14.5 T 372
CK07E010 2007 04 09.48194 10 30 07.55 +00 43 06.2 14.7 T 372
CK07E020 2007 03 28.83750 20 24 57.38 -42 21 21.0 12.5 T 372
CK07E020 2007 04 03.82674 20 12 58.51 -36 00 34.4 12.0 T 372
