C/2008 Q3 (Garradd) and P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao)
Is it a break in the rainy season? We haven't had much rain.
The sun shines everyday and the mountains and fields are lush green. But,
when it comes to observing, unusual clouds and haze build up at night making
observation difficult.
The following are the recent observations made during evening.
C/2008 Q3 Garradd is moving northward and can be visually observed, but good images could not be acquired due to unfavorable sky conditions. There are some uncertainties particularly about the observation made on June 17.
New comet P/2009 L2 appears as a tiny point with an almost
invisible fuzziness around it. You may wonder if it is really a comet.
It is moving northeast at a relatively fast speed. I entered the MPEC's
preliminary orbital elements determined by observations of a mere two days,
but the telescope accurately tracked the fast-moving comet.
P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao)
(The bright star at left is a 8.6 magnitude star in Ophiuchus)
16-minute exposure from 22:42 J.S.T., June 17, 2009
70cm f/7, TM 400 film
CK08Q030 2009 06 11.48813 13 23 36.72 -41 33 08.9 11.7 T 372
CK08Q030 2009 06 11.49687 13 23 34.45 -41 32 18.6 13.5 N 372
CK08Q030 2009 06 16.49063 13 05 52.41 -33 57 14.2 11.5 T 372
CK08Q030 2009 06 16.51979 13 05 47.34 -33 54 44.8 372
CK08Q030 2009 06 17.55365 13 02 57.80 -32 27 49.3 13.0 N 372
PK09L020 2009 06 17.56719 18 17 15.61 -12 43 58.2 372
PK09L020 2009 06 17.58611 18 17 16.02 -12 43 00.4 15.3 N 372
PK09L020 2009 06 17.59375 18 17 16.17 -12 42 37.1 372
