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Reports from Geisei Observatory <February 10, 2008>


C/2008 A1 (McNaught), C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao), 46P/Wirtanen, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 17P/Holmes, 8P/Tuttle, and 70P/Kojima

    These are the last observations of comets by Geiseifs 60cm reflector. This telescope has been used for observation for more than 25 years. The very last of the observations is that of 70P/Kojima, which is on the last line of the observation results below.
    I have recently written about Comet Kojima in my Story of gA Comet Hunter's Lifeh. Mr. Kojima, while searching for a comet jointly with me, discovered Comet Kojima in 1970 from his home observatory in the town of Isshiki in Aichi prefecture. He used a 30cm f/5 home-built reflector. His comet was as bright as 14th magnitude. My 21cm reflector primary mirror was ground by Mr. Kojima, though it was replaced with a 40cm reflector later. The 60cm reflector built by Goto is now gone from the dome, but this 40cm reflector is resting silently in the corner. The 40cm mirror shines serenely and projects in my mind fond memories of those days.

    CK08A010   2008 02 10.48201 05 44 43.80 -44 00 25.4          15.8 T      372

    CK08C010   2008 02 08.42674 23 46 37.20 +61 48 04.7          13.2 T      372
    CK08C010   2008 02 08.43368 23 46 40.10 +61 48 02.5                      372
    CK08C010   2008 02 08.44653 23 46 45.25 +61 47 57.5          13.1 T      372

0046P          2008 02 04.41563 01 20 58.89 +08 10 47.2          10.8 T      372
0046P          2008 02 04.41979 01 20 59.93 +08 10 57.3                      372
0046P          2008 02 08.41632 01 36 09.96 +10 49 42.2          10.0 T      372

0029P          2008 02 03.56979 05 50 03.92 +30 01 38.5          10.2 T      372
0029P          2008 02 03.57604 05 50 03.79 +30 01 38.6                      372
0029P          2008 02 04.48854 05 49 49.95 +30 00 14.1          12.9 T      372
0029P          2008 02 08.48420 05 48 55.93 +29 54 03.3                      372
0029P          2008 02 10.55625 05 48 32.82 +29 50 49.7          14.1 T      372

0017P          2008 02 07.56458 03 23 08.47 +39 29 29.4          14.2 T      372
0017P          2008 02 10.47153 03 26 17.62 +39 15 14.2          14.1 T      372

0008P          2008 02 04.40347 02 55 52.23 -44 07 55.9           9.5 T      372
0008P          2008 02 04.40729 02 55 52.59 -44 08 03.3                      372
0008P          2008 02 04.41076 02 55 52.91 -44 08 11.9                      372
0008P          2008 02 08.40885 03 02 01.57 -46 23 31.3           9.6 T      372
0008P          2008 02 08.41181 03 02 01.82 -46 23 37.5                      372

0070P          2008 02 10.70226 12 47 11.70 +03 27 51.5          17.3 T      372


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