Reports from Geisei Observatory <December 3, 2008>

C/2008 A1 (McNaught), C/2008 J1 (Boattini), and C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)

The following are the recent observations of relatively bright comets at Geisei Observatory (372). They will be reported to Smithsonian Center.
The photograph shows C/2008 (Boattini) gradually fading near Polaris. This is an example of the Metcalf method of tracking working well.

C/2008 J1 (Boattini)
20-minute exposure from 4:17 on December 3, 2008
70cm f/7 reflector, TMY 400 film

    CK08A010   2008 11 20.38194 17 30 30.34 +04 01 29.0          11.5 T      372
    CK08A010   2008 11 20.38906 17 30 31.17 +04 01 40.3                      372
    CK08A010   2008 11 20.39340 17 30 31.74 +04 01 48.2                      372
    CK08A010   2008 11 28.37396 17 46 21.75 +07 37 21.3          12.4 T      372
    CK08A010   2008 11 30.36979 17 50 16.50 +08 30 14.3                      372
    CK08A010   2008 11 30.37222 17 50 16.75 +08 30 16.8          12.5 T      372

    CK08J010   2008 11 18.50035 01 33 36.16 +82 49 18.6          16.5 T      372
    CK08J010   2008 11 20.46163 01 35 35.22 +81 55 52.5          16.9 T      372
    CK08J010   2008 11 24.67226 01 39 56.17 +79 56 47.7          17.3 T      372
    CK08J010   2008 12 02.72708 01 48 44.08 +75 55 57.6          17.7 T      372

    CK06O02F   2008 10 27.60243 06 37 39.15 +60 31 29.9          12.4 T      372
    CK06O02F   2008 10 28.66788 06 38 41.02 +60 35 09.0          12.7 T      372
    CK06O02F   2008 11 04.67344 06 43 57.61 +60 55 34.0          12.5 T      372
    CK06O02F   2008 11 20.45382 06 45 58.87 +61 13 31.4          12.1 T      372
    CK06O02F   2008 12 02.73646 06 38 45.74 +60 49 16.3          11.0 T      372

    70cm f/7 reflector + Nikon D-200                                            
Observers: T.Seki, K.Muraoka, and S.Shimomoto