Reports from Geisei Observatory <April 18, 2007>

C/2007 D1 (LINEAR), C/2007 F1 (LONEOS), C/2007 G1 (LINEAR), C/2007 E1 (Garradd), C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy), and 96P/Machholz 1

The following are the recent observations at Geisei:
C/2007 E2 has moved northward and begun to appear quite bright. Central brightening is apparent in a broad coma.

I observed Comet Machholtz 1 through the woods at a very low altitude in the eastern sky and the positional measurements may not be very accurate. It was barely visible and the tail was not confirmed.

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
April 18, 2007
2-minute exposure from 3:38
60cm reflector TMY400 film

   CK07D010   2007 03 25.59688 09 37 55.60 -04 23 58.4          17.5 T      372
   CK07D010   2007 03 25.60538 09 37 55.55 -04 23 56.1                      372

   CK07F010   2007 03 25.62153 11 13 31.06 +21 37 53.1          20.0 T      372
   CK07F010   2007 03 25.63889 11 13 29.52 +21 38 06.4                      372

   CK07G010   2007 04 16.69931 18 03 22.13 +34 21 35.7          17.2 T      372
   CK07G010   2007 04 16.71806 18 03 21.73 +34 21 40.5                      372
   CK07G010   2007 04 16.73507 18 03 21.37 +34 21 45.0                      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 04 16.77257 19 34 56.06 -11 12 44.6           7.8 T      372
   CK07E020   2007 04 16.77951 19 34 54.44 -11 11 36.7                      372
   CK07E020   2007 04 16.79882 19 34 49.84 -11 08 24.2           7.9 T      372

0096P         2007 04 16.81340 23 51 44.14 +21 51 36.6           8.8 T      372