22P/Kopff, 199P/Shoemaker 4, and C/2006 W3 (Christensen)
Periodic comet 199P (Shoemaker 4) is slowly moving south
at a low altitude over the sea off Geisei. It will soon become impossible
to observe from Geisei's latitude.
64P Swift-Gehrels, observed for the first time in 9 years
by Mr. Kadota, cannot be seen from Geisei yet because it is blocked by
the forest in the northeast. It disappears when the dawn approaches.
The photograph below demonstrates the recent state of light
pollution in the western sky over Geisei.
From Geisei's dome
0022P 2009 07 18.68056 22 57 05.72 -09 30 29.9 14.2 N 372
0199P 2009 07 18.71111 21 21 54.65 -37 18 31.4 15.3 N 372
CK06W030 2009 07 18.66840 21 28 58.81 +32 13 57.5 11.4 N 372
CK06W030 2009 07 23.51910 21 17 22.96 +31 00 03.5 11.0 N 372