Country | Name | Town/City | Web | Remarks | Image | Source | Australia | Con Stoitsis | Caulfield, Victoria | | I am 41 years of age, and been a observer since the age of 10.
I have other Astronomical interests, but comet observation and analysis, is my first passion.
I use the following instruments
12 Inch F5 Dobsonian
8 Inch F6 Dobsonian
12x70mm Binoculars | | |
Argentina | Adrian Paulo Arquiola | Funes | http://cometasobservatoriodefunes.blogspot.com/ | | | |
Argentina | Luis Mansilla | Rosario | http://cometas.liada.net | Coordinator of The LIADA Comets Section - The Iberoamerican Astronomical League.
0.10-m f/4.5 refractor, 10x50 B, 7x50 B. All visual observations | | |
Argentina | Walter Rubén Robledo | Cordoba | | El Cóndor Observatory I21, Celestron 20cm Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD | | |
Argentina | M. L. Varela M. M. Cesco | El Leoncito | | 0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD, observatory code 808 | | |
Argentina | Carlos Alberto Colazo | Tanti | http://observatorioelgatogris.blogspot.com/ | | | |
Argentina | Rodolfo Ferraiuolo | San Rafael, Mendoza | | Observer's location: San Rafael, Mza. ARG. (34º 37' 3" S // 68º 20' 8" W)
Binoculars 7x50 and 15x70. Telescopes SC 5”and SC 11” | | personal mail |
Argentinien | Andres Chapman | San Justo | http://observatoriocruzdelsur.blogspot.com/ | | | |
Australia | Andrew Pearce | Perth | | I have 16" and 4" reflectors and I was a very active comet observer in the 1980's and 1990's. I don't do as much these days as my skies are too bright so I now concentrate on variable stars. However I still follow a few bright ones! | | |
Australia | Chris Wyatt | Walcha NSW | | 20cm Celestron Ultima SCT (f:10, f:6.3) ; 25cm GSO Dobsonian ( f:5 ) ; 7x50 B and 10x50 B. and 11x70 Binoculars
All obs visual | | |
Australia | David Higgins | Canberra | | | | |
Australia | David Nicholls | Canberra | http://www.dcnicholls.com | | | |
Australia | David Seargent | Cowra, NSW | | | | |
Australia | Jim Gifford. | Glenlynn | | | | |
Australia | John Broughton | Reedy Creek, Qld | | | | |
Australia | Lance Arnold | Perth | | | | |
Australia | Michael Horn | Queensland | | | | |
Australia | Michael Mattiazzo | Castlemaine Victoria | http://members.westnet.com.au/mmatti/sc.htm | | | |
Australia | Paul Floyd | Canberra | http://www.nightskyonline.info | | | |
Australia | Terry Lovejoy | Thornlands, Qld | http://www.pbase.com/terrylovejoy | | | |
Australia | Tony Beresford | Adelaid | http://users.adam.com.au/dberesford/ | | | |
Australia | Will Godward | Moonta | | | | |
Australia | Vello Tabur | Wanniassa, Canberra | http://www.tip.net.au/~vello | | | |
Australia | Donna Burton | Coonabarabran, New South Wales | http://ladycomethunter.blogspot.com/ | I am from Coonabarabran and have worked with Rob McNaught I also chase comets with my 12" Dob. | | |
Australia | Alan Watson | Melbourne | http://cometal.bigblog.com.au/index.do | | | |
Australia | Gordon Garradd | Tamworth, New South Wales | | Catalina Sky Survey | | |
Australia | Rob Kaufman | Bright, Victoria | http://robsastropics.googlepages.com/ | | | |
Australia | J. Biggs | Bickley 6076 | http://www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au/ | 0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code MPC 322 | | |
Australia | Paul Camilleri | Katherine NT | | | | |
Australia | Justin Tilbrook | Penwortham | | | | BAA Comets Tale |
Austria | Bernhard Hubl | Micheldorf | | | | |
Austria | Burkhard Leitner | Graz | http://www.kometarium.com | Orion ED100, Vixen VC200L, Skywatcher ED66,
Starlight MX716, Canon 300Da | | |
Austria | Gerald Rhemann | Eichgraben | http://www.astrostudio.at | | | |
Austria | Michael Jaeger | Weissenkirchen Wachau | http://cometpieces-at.webnode.at/ | | | |
Austria | Mike Androsch | Oberneukirchen | | | | |
Austria | Albert Junger | Nussdorf | | | | |
Austria | Gerhard Dangl | Nonndorf bei Grünau | http://www.dangl.at | 0.25-m f/4.8 Newtonian reflector + CCD, observatory code C47
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Belarus | Vitali Nevski | Vitebsk | http://www.nevski.nm.ru/eng/ | | | |
Belarus | Sergey E. Shurpakov | Baran | http://www.taurusskystars.narod.ru | Observatory Taurus-1, A98, 410 mm Newton, 190 mm Newton, 150 mm Newton, 80 mm APO... + ccd Artemis 285AL, DSI PRO | | |
Belgium | Alfons Diepvens | Olmen | http://www.astronomie.be/alfons.diepvens/cometimages/index.html | TEC 200mm F9 APO ED Refractor, 10Micron GM2000 QCI GoTo Mount, ST-10XME CCD, observatory code C23 | | MPEC |
Belgium | Erik Bryssinck | Kruibeke | http://www.astronomie.be/erik.bryssinck | Orion Optics AG16 0.4-m f/3.8 astrograph + ASA DDM85 mount + STL6303E camera, C11 telescope + 10Micron GM2000 Qci Mount + ST10XME camera, observatory code B96 | | MPEC |
Belgium | Frans van Loo | Genk | | comet observer since 1970,
320mm f 5 Dob. second principal is a 20x120 Nikon bino | | |
Belgium | Guiseppe Canonaco | Genk | | | | |
Belgium | Koen Van der Auwera | Muizen | http://www.deepskylog.be/comets/ | | | |
Belgium | Pieter-Jan Dekelver | 3630 Maasmechelen | http://www.astronomie.be/pieterjan.dekelver | | | Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com |
Belgium | David Vansteelant | Brugge | http://www.deepskylog.be/comets | Info:
Equipped with 12" f4, always visual observations of comets, my favorite ones.
placing estimates on this page:
http://www.deepskylog.be/comets | | |
Belgium | Philip Corneille | De Haan Aan Zee | | | | |
Belgium | Peter De Schrijver | Halle | http://www.deepskylog.be/comets/ | Main activity:
Visual observing of comet using 0.25m f/5 Newton, 0.2m f/6.3 SCT,
0.15m f/5 refractor, 15x80 binoculars
| | personal email |
Brasil | Alexandre Amorim | Florianopolis/SC | http://www.geocities.ws/costeira1 | Remarks: Amateur astronomer since August 1989. Brazilian Comet Section coordinator since June 2000. Author of books: "O astrônomo Brazilicio" and "Anuário Astronomico Catarinense" (2015. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021)
Webs:
http://www.geocities.ws/costeira1
http://www.geocities.ws/costeira1/aac.htm
http://www.rea-brasil.org/cometas
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Brasil | Avelino Alves | Sambaqui | | Born in 16 June 1928. Amateur astronomer since 1982. AAVSO observer since 1986. AAVSO member from 1996 up to 2011.
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Brazil | Raquel Shida | | | | | |
Brazil | Wilian Carlos de Souza | Sao Paulo | | | | |
Brazil | Marco Goiato | Aracatuba | | 22-cm reflector | | |
Brazil | Adriano Ferrao | Passo Fundo | | My equipment is a Newtonian 114 mm telescope. | | Email |
Bulgaria | Filip Fratev | Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory | http://a79.starrydreams.com/ | 0.35-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD, observatory code MPC A79 | | |
Canada | Ellen Papenburg | Drayton, ON | | | | |
Canada | Christopher Spratt | Victoria, British Columbia | http://www.islandnet.com/~cspratt/mypage.htm | I've been a comet observer since 1957 (longer than being a member of the AAVSO which I joined in 1961).. Seen and imaged (astrometry) over 170 comets in that time. Was an independent discoverer of 1994i Takamazawa. (Check IAUC #5987 where it is noted that I made an independent discovery of Comet Takamizawa (1994i) on May 8th, 1994. | | |
Canada | Pierre Laporte | Montmorency Quebec, | | | | |
Canada | Michael Boschat | Halifax | http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063 | | | Cometobs |
Canada | Andrew Lowe | Calgary | | | | |
Canada | Paul Mortfield | Toronto | http://www.backyardastronomer.com/ | I use 2 sites.
Canada - David Dunlap Observatory, Toronto, Ontario. MPC:779 1.9m
Cassegrain
USA - Sierra Remote Observatories, Auberry, California. MPC:G80 0.4m RC | | personal mail |
Chile | Alan Maury | San Pedro de Atacama | | Campo Catino Austral Obs, 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, observatory code I10 | | |
China | Patrick Stonehouse | Changzhou | http://stonehouseastronomy.weebly.com/ | discovered Comet C/1998/H1
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China | Quanzhi Ye | Guangzhou | | | | |
China | Wentao Xu | Guangzhou | http://comethunter.lamost.org/ | | | CometObs-ml |
China | Xing Gao | Xinjiang | | Xingming Obervatory , 0.07-m f/2.8 lens and camera + CCD, observatory code C42 | | |
China | H. B. Zhao,J. S. Yao, Y. Z. Wu, M. Wang, | Nanjing | http://www.pmo.ac.cn/English/index.htm | Purple Mountain Observatory, XuYi
1.04-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD, observatory code D29
| | MPEC |
China | Jin Beize | Beijing | | C42 | | comets-ml |
China | H. B. Zhao,J. S. Yao, Y. Z. Wu, M. Wang, | XuYi Observation Station | | Purple Mountain Observatory, 1.04-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD, observatory code D29 | | |
China | Song Chen | HangZhou city | | Vixen R200SS reflector and ESO350D | | personal email |
Czech Republic | Jakub Cerny | Senohraby | | | | |
Czech Republic | Kamil Hornoch | Ondřejov u Prahy | http://www.asu.cas.cz/ | | | |
Czech Republic | Martin Lehký | Hradec Kralove | http://astro.sci.muni.cz/lehky/comet.html | astrometry of comets and mp
photometry of mp
MPC 048 Hradec Kralove
0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD
http://astro.sci.muni.cz/lehky/astrometry.html
visual observations of comets
0.42-m f/5 reflector (dobson)
binoculars 25x100
0.25-m f/4.2 reflector
... and many others:)
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Czech Republic | Martin Mašek | Liberec | http://cassi.astronomie.cz | 12" dobson F 5.6 + Newton 200/1000mm | | |
Czech Republic | M. Honkova, M. Tichy | Klet | http://www.klet.org/ | 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD, observatory code 246
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Czech Republic | Martin Gembec | Jablonec nad Nisou | http://udalosti.astronomy.cz/ | | | comet-images maillinglist |
Czech Republic | Marek Biely | Brno | | | | cometobs-ml |
Denmark | Nils Vest | | | | | CometObs-ml |
Finland | Veijo Kallio | Lumijoki | http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/jblkdjgk/CCDkomeetat.htm | I mainly take photos of comets using CCD -camera but sometimes I watch
them visually also.
main instument 0.40-m reflector + CCD. "Snowriver Observatory", Lumijoki A70
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France | Bernard Guillaud-Saumu | Clermont-Ferrand | | | | |
France | Jean-Pierre Masviel | | http://astrosurf.com/jpmasviel | | | |
France | Nicolas Biver | | | | | |
France | Stephane Garro | | http://perso.orange.fr/stephane.garro | | | |
France | Stephane Ttakbou | Wormhout | http://napac.free.fr | Observatoire de l'ancienne abbaye,
T180 Newton,Sigma Apo 300 mm,CCD Audine Kaf 3200 ME
0.07-m refractor + CCD, 0.08-m refractor + CCD, observatory code A11 | | |
France | C.Rinner,F.Kugel, A.Klotz. | Dauban | http://astrosurf.com/obsdauban/ | 0.20-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, 0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD, observatory code A77 | | MPEC |
France | Thierry Noel | Gieres | http://thierrynoel.free.fr/Astronomie/index.html | 0.20-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code B83 | | MPEC |
France | Bruno Vauquelin | Rouen | http://www.astrosurf.com/compustar | i usually use a SC 14" F/D 5.4 or 6.7 with a CCD, a 80mm apo refractor for big/bright comets and a Schmidt Camera 5.5" Celestron modified for using another CCD | | Email |
France | Jean-François Soulier | Maisoncelles | http://6888comete.free.fr/fr/Observerofcomets.htm | I am working with 3 instruments (C10 / A77 / W96).
T300 Remote Newton/Cassegrain Carbon, F/D:3.8, observatory code C10
T300 Remote Newton/Cassegrain Carbon, F/D:3.8,
A77 = is at Dauban, at François Kugel, in the South of France.
Newton T200 Remote Carbon F/D:4, mount
I also work with A. Maury, Chile, SpaceObs., W96, on a T400 R-C Remote
http://www.desetoilespourtous.fr/
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France | Gérald Sachot | Rouet | | 0.13-m f/7.0 refractor + CCD, observatory code C09 | | personal mail |
France | Vincent Jacques | Breil sur Roya | http://vjac.free.fr/skyshows/ | | | |
France | Luc Arnold | Saint-Michel-l Observatoire | http://www.obs-hp.fr/~larnold/v2/LucArnold/Welcome.html | Instrument: 0.2-m f/5.5 Newton + CCD, observatory code 511 (Haute Provence)
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France | Bruno Ballery | Bezu-Saint-Germain Aisne | | 20X80B & T406 Dobson | | personal email |
France | Michel Deconinck | Artignosc-sur-Verdon | | | | |
Germany | Albert Schroeder | Bad Salzdetfurth | | | | |
Germany | André Wulff | 22455 Hamburg | http://www.kometeninfo.de | | | |
Germany | Andreas Kammerer | 76185 Karlsruhe | | | | |
Germany | Bernd Brinkmann | Herne | http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Bernd.A.Brinkmann/index.html | | | |
Germany | Bernd Gaehrken | Muenchen | | | | |
Germany | Bernhard Haeusler | Maidbronn | http://www.b82maidbronn.de/index.htm | observatory code B82 | | |
Germany | Christian Fuchs | Zeitlarn | | | | |
Germany | Christian Harder | Scheeßel-OT Jeerdorf | | 21" f/ 3.4 Dobson, 12" f/4 Dobson, 12" f/5 Newton, 10" f/4.5 Dobson, 8" f/ 4.5 Dobson, 8" f/ 4 Dobson, 6" f/4 Dobson
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Germany | Daniel Fischer | Koenigswinter | | | | |
Germany | David Bender | Braesen | http://www.schweifsterne.de/ | | | |
Germany | Dieter Schubert | Pluederhausen | http://www.astronomieundkometen.de/ | | | |
Germany | Dr. Volker Kasten | Garbsen | | | | |
Germany | Dr. Werner Celnik | Rheinberg | | | | |
Germany | Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber | Mainz | | comet discoverer | | |
Germany | Gerhard Gramm | Hueffenhardt | | | | |
Germany | Gunnar Glitscher | | | | | |
Germany | Hartwig Luethen | Hamburg Altona | | | | |
Germany | Heinrich Jahn | Nebel | | | | |
Germany | Jan Gensler | Bad Neustadt | | | | |
Germany | Jens Briesemeister | Magdeburg | | | | |
Germany | Joerg Kopplin | Altenburg | | | | |
Germany | Juergen Linder | Durmersheim | | | | |
Germany | Konrad Horn | Bovenden | http://www.konradhorn.de | | | |
Germany | Maik Meyer | Limburg | http://www.comethunter.de | | | |
Germany | Matthias Achternbosch | Offenburg | | | | |
Germany | Michael Moeller | Timmendorfer Strand | | | | |
Germany | Michael Buechner | Nandlstadt | | | | |
Germany | Michael Hahn | Kiel | | | | |
Germany | Michael Hauss | Liederbach am Taunus | http://www.michaelhauss.de.tl | | | |
Germany | Norbert Mrozek | Hagen | | | | |
Germany | Otto Guthier | Heppenheim | | | | |
Germany | Stefan Beck | Holzgerlingen | http://www.cometchaser.de | | | |
Germany | Thorsten Boeckel | Germerswang | | | | |
Germany | Uwe Pilz | Leipzig | | | | |
Germany | Uwe Wohlrab | Schoenebeck | | | | |
Germany | Volkmar Koch | Buchloe | | | | |
Germany | Walter Kutschera | Feldatal | | | | |
Germany | Wolfgang Meyer | Berlin | | | | |
Germany | Wolfgang Renz | Karlsruhe | | | | |
Germany | Johannes Kohr | | | | | |
Germany | Bernd Thinius | Potsdam | http://www.inastars.de/ | | | MPEC |
Germany | Thorsten Zilch | Dortmund | | | | |
Germany | Peter Staettmayer | Hersching | | Lichtenknecker FFC, 520mm, f/2.7 | | |
Germany | Josef Mueller | Irmtraut/Westerwald | http://www.westerwald-astro.de/ | observatory code A21
0.31 m f/4.9 Newtonian reflector + ST-10XME
0.13 m f/6.0 refractor + SXV-H9
0.08 m f/6.0 refractor + EOS 1000D-Astro | | |
Germany | Christian Schuchter | Konstanz | | | | |
Germany | Edwin van Dijk | Burlage | http://shopplaza.nl/astro/ | I do visual observations of comets since comet halley (1986).
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Germany | Dr. Ingo Janiszczak | Oberhausen | http://www.sternwarte-essen.de/ | | | |
Germany | Stefan Karge | Frankfurt/Main | http://www.quasar.square7.ch/home.html | Taunus Observatory MPC B01 | | |
Germany | Werner Hasubick | Buchloe | | 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD, observatory code 215 | | MPEC |
Germany | Christian Overhaus | Borken | | 0.1-m f/9 refractor + CCD, observatory code B59 | | MPEC |
Germany | M. Emmerich, S. Melchert | Weinheim | | Guidestar Observatory, 0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code A17 | | MPEC
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Germany | Guenther Strauch | Hoxfeld, Borken | | | | |
Germany | Roland Fichtl | 91346 Wiesenttal | http://www.dieholzhaeusler.de | 40cm f/2.5 Newtonian | | |
Germany | Frank Jungclaus | Wedemark | http://www.fjungclaus.de | 0.15-m f/7 refractor & 0.25-m f/10 Schmidt-Cass. + CCD, MPC B62
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Germany | Roland Plaschke | 45896 Gelsenkirchen | http://roland.urbanus-buer.de | Skywatcher 80/600 ED Pro, 80/900 Celestron and 6" Newton f6 selfmade.
CCD Camera Atik 16 and Canon EOS 1000d modified
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Germany | Hans-Georg Mohr | 88682 Salem | | | | |
Germany | Thomas Lehmann | Weimar | | | | personal mail |
Germany | Martin Nischang | 39106 Magdeburg | | | | personal email |
Germany | Andreas Beck | Gaertringen | | | | |
Germany | Erwin Schwab | Egelsbach | | | | |
Great Britain | David Evans | Birmingham | http://www.dvso.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk | | | |
Great Britain | David Strange | Branscombe, East Devon | http://www.davidstrange.org.uk/ | | | |
Great Britain | Martin Mobberley | Bury Saint Edmunds | http://martinmobberley.co.uk/ | | | |
Great Britain | Peter Birtwhistle | Newbury | http://www.birtwhistle.org | http://peter-j95.blogspot.com/ | | |
Great Britain | Richard Miles | Sherborne | | Golden Hill Observatory, MPC code J77, 0.35-m f/8 Schmidt-Cassegrain, 0.10-m f/2.8 refractor, Director of BAA Asteroids and Remote Planets Section | | |
Great Britain | Stephen McCann | Southampton | | | | |
Great Britain | Colin James Watling | Kessingland, Lowestoft | | | | Cometobs |
Great Britain | J. Fletcher | Gloucester | http://www.jfmto.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.htm | Mount Tuffley Observatory, 0.25-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code J93
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Great Britain | Chris Holt | | | I'm observing from southern England (51.7 N), using an equatorially
mounted 150 mm f/6 Newtonian | | cometchasing-mailinglist |
Great Britain | James Fraser | Alness | | I have been observing comets visually since 1987. Using 10x50 and 25x100 Binoculars and a Schmidt-Cassegrain 20cm. I have recently begun imaging them with 70mm refractor. | | personal email |
Great Britain | Jonathan Shanklin | Cambridge | | | | |
Great Britain | Nick Evetts | Kempston | In Progress | The Albert Childs Observatory
Equipment: C10-NGT Canon Xi DSLR and Orion StarShoot Solar System
Colour Imaging Camera IV
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Great Britain | Roger Dymock | Waterlooville | http://www.britastro.org/projectalcock/ | Most of my imaging is done with the Sierra Stars Optical Network (SSON) telescope and I am currently experimenting with iTelescope. I do own a 10" Orion Optics (UK) Newtonian reflector, | | personal mail |
Great Britain | Neil Norman | Ipswich | | | | cometobs-ml |
Great Britain | Peter Carson | Leigh on sea nr Southend Essex UK | http://www.astromania.co.uk | Eastwood Observatory MPC code K02
315 mm f5.4-f/8 corrected Dall Kirkham reflector.
Paramount MEII, Sbig ST8300 CCD
I'm a member of the British Astronomical Association Comet Section
and CCD imaging advisor for the BAA Comet section.
Further details at https://britastro.org/node/6886 | | |
Greece | Manos Kardasis | Glyfada-Athens | http://kardasis.weebly.com/comets.html | Meade LX 200 10", f/10, 20x60 binocular, 10x50 binocular | | |
Greece | Constantinos Theodoridis | Thessalonica | http://asprosobservatory.blogspot.com/ | I research for new comets, from my amateur Observatory in village ΑΣΠΡΟΣ Greece = 40°, 53΄, 56¨ North. 22°, 38΄, 05¨ East.
a) With 10’’,(254mm), f/4, S/Newton Telescope + 22mm 2’’Televue Ocular, and 2X,2’’ Power-mate Televue, optical. b) Photographical with Canon 350D and Lens 200mm,f/2,8 guiding with QHY-5 auto guider + ED 80mm Triplet Air Spaced FCD-1 f/6. | | privat email |
Greece | Andreas Vossinakis | Thessaloniki | http://vossinakis.blogspot.gr/ | | | personal mail |
Hungary | Sandor Szabo and Zoltan Toth | Sopron | | | | |
Hungary | Gábor Sánta | Szeged | | Szeged Observatory Foundation, ccd and visual observations, ccd: f/3 0.4m telescope+ST-7, visual: 10x50 binoculars, 0.07m refractor, 0.13m reflector, 0.22m reflector, 0.25m reflector - making drawings | | |
Hungary | K.Sarneczky | Piszkesteto | http://www.konkoly.hu/staff/racz/piszkesteto.html | 0.60-m Schmidt + CCD, observatory code 461 | | MPEC |
Hungary | Zoltan Kuli | Budapest | https://sites.google.com/site/kulizoli/home/astro/uestoekoesoek | | | personal mail |
Iceland | Jamison Turnbull | Keflavik | | | | |
India | Amar A. Sharma | Bangalore, Karnataka | http://www.picasaweb.google.com/nikayaobservatory | Nikaya Observatory
Imaging equipment: C-14 Edge HD on CGE Pro mount
SBIG ST-8XME
Visual equipment: 25x100 Oberwerk IF binoculars
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India | Onkar Dixit | Marmagao | | | | |
India | Sachindra Karanth | | | | | |
India | Y Pavan Kumar Sarma | Aurangabad Maharashtra | | | | |
India | Rahul Zota | Bhuj | http://www.comethunting.blogspot.in | I have been observing comets since year 2004 and searching for new comets visually since 2007. I am using a 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian and a 102mm f/5 refractor on motorized equatorial mount with my DSLR camera for comet photography and comet hunting.
25x100 binoculars for visual comet hunting
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Iran | Babak Amin Tafreshi | Teheran | http://www.asiac.ir | | | |
Iran | Amirhossain Daghighi | Birjand | | 8“-reflector, f=1000 mm | | |
Ireland | David Moore | Dublin | http://www.astronomy.ie | | | |
Ireland | Finbarr Connolly | Kilmallock, Limerick | https://finbarrconnolly.com/chronicle/ | As a member of History and Astronomy societies, I am interested in Great Comets of the past. I observe current comets with an 8 inch telescope and digital camera. Comet Hyakutake is the greatest astronomical spectacle I have witnessed.
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Italy | Danilo Pivato | Roma, Casal Lumbroso | http://www.danilopivato.com | 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code B53 | | MPEC |
Italy | Dr. Riccardo Robitschek | Milano | | | | |
Italy | Ernesto Guido | Castelammare di Stabia | http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/ | | | |
Italy | Giannantonio Milani | Padova | | | | |
Italy | Giovanni Sostero 1964-2012 | Povoletto | | | | |
Italy | Giuseppe Pappa | Mascalucia | http://giuseppepappa.altervista.org/index.html | | | |
Italy | Luciano Lai | | | | | |
Italy | Rolando Ligustri | Udine | | | | |
Italy | Simone Bolzoni | | http://astrosurf.com/sheratan/ | | | |
Italy | Gianluca Masi | Ceccano | http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/ | Photometric observations of NEOs | | |
Italy | Toni Scarmato | Zambrone | http://digilander.libero.it/infosis/homepage/astronomia/comet1.html | 25-cm reflector + CCD | | |
Italy | Virgilio Gonano | Udine | | i do astrometry of comets and sometimes confirmation of comets from the necop list
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Italy | L. Tesi, E. Tognell,G.Fagiol,M. Mazzucat | San Marcello Pistoiese | | 0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD, observatory code 104 | | MPEC |
Italy | M.Casali,A.Soffiantini, G.Pizzetti,M.Mic | Lumezzane | | 0.40-m f/4.5 reflector+CCD, observatory code 130 | | MPEC |
Italy | Luca Buzzi | Varese | http://www.astrogeo.va.it/ | Schiaparelli Observatory
0.38-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD, 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD, observatory code 204
| | MPEC |
Italy | L.Donato,M.Gonano,V.Gonano,E.Guido,V.San | Remanzacco | | 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD, observatory code 473 | | MPEC |
Italy | P.Camilleri, E. Guido | Catania | | Skylive Observatory
0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD, observatory code B40 | | MPEC |
Italy | Enrico Prosperi | Larciano | http://www.astrosurf.com/prosperi/english.htm | Castelmartini Observatory
0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code 160 | | MPEC |
Italy | Federico Manzini + Virginio Oldani | Sozzago (Novara) | http://www.foam13.it | Stazione Astronomica di Sozzago – IAU A12
0,4-m f/6.7 Cassegrain + CCD | | personal mail |
Italy | Walter Borghini | Casasco | http://www.astroambiente.org | Osservatorio di Casasco, 0.4-m f/7.3 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, observatory code B66 | | |
Italy | S. Foglia | Novara Veveri | | | | http://www.comethunter.de |
Italy | Martino Nicolini | Cavezzo | http://www.astrocavezzo.it/ | | | personal email |
Italy | Dr Paolo Candy | Soriano nel Cimino (Vt) | http://www.hesnet.net/candy | Owner-Director Ci.A.O. Cimini Astronomical Observatory &
Planetarium
Ritchey-Chretien 0.5 m F/8 (F/6, F/5),
RC 8" F/8 (F/6, F/5),
Baker-Schmidt 8" F/2,
Nikon 200mm ED-IF F/2
| | personal email |
Italy | Daniele Pinciroli | Arconate | | I am 44 years of age, and been a observer since the age of 12.
For my comet hunting and observations on Italian Alps I use the Vixen 25x125mm Binoculars | | email |
Italy | R.Garofalo | Treviso | http://www.oatv.it | | | |
Italy | Massimiliano Martignoni | Magnago | | SC 0.25m f/10 | | |
Italy | Fabrizio Montanucci | Rome | | | | |
Japan | Hidetako Sato | Tokyo | | | | |
Japan | Hirohisa Sato | Sukagawa Fukushima | | | | |
Japan | Seiichi Yoshida | | | | | |
Japan | Tony Farkas | Okinawa | http://heliospheric-labs.com | | | Comets Imaging Mailinglist |
Japan | Ken-ichi Kadota | | | | | |
Japan | M. Tsumura | Wakayama | | 35-cm reflector + CCD | | |
Japan | K. Yoshimoto | Hirao, Yamaguchi | | 16-cm reflector + CCD | | |
Japan | K. Itagaki | Takanezawa-Tochigi | | 0,2-m f/3, reflector + CCD | | http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-comet-c2009-e1-itagaki.html |
Japan | K. Kadota | Ageo | http://www.astroarts.co.jp/ageo/ | 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code 349 | | MPEC |
Japan | H. Abe | Yatsuka | | 0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code 367 | | MPEC |
Japan | T.Seki,K.Muraoka,.Shimomoto | Geisei | | 0.70-m f/7 reflector(photographic),0.70-m f/7 reflector + CCD, observatory code 372 | | MPEC |
Japan | Y.Ikari | Moriyama | | 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code 900 | | MPEC |
Japan | Y. Ohshima | Nagano | | 0.3-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD, observatory code D81 | | MPEC |
Japan | Y. Sugiyama | Hiratsuka | | 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD, observatory code D88 | | MPEC |
Japan | Hiroki Akisawa | Hoshinoko Yakata, 1470-24 Aoyama, Himeji | | | | comets-ml |
Japan | T. Takahashi | Kurihara | | 0.15-m f/6.7 refractor + CCD, observatory code D95 | | MPEC |
Malta | Alexei Pace | Rabat | http://www.maltastro.org | Equipment: Refractor 150mm f/8. | | email |
Mexico | Alberto Leon | Estacion La Arboleda Toluca | | | | |
Mexico | Dr. Salvador Aguirre | | http://drsaguirremexico.blogspot.com | Reflector / Dob, 10 inches, F/4.7
6" Schmidt-Cassegrain , F/10
8" 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain , F/10
Camera CCD DMK 41AU 02.AS
soon low resolution spectroscopy ( Star Analyser 100 + RSpec Software). | | |
Netherlands | Marco Frissen | Ulestraten | http://cometgeek.eu | Comet observer dabbling into Comet and widefield astrophotography w/modified Canon 450d.
equipment: 9x63 and 15x70 binoculars, WO ZS70ED for astrophotography. 15cm F/5 self made Newton.
| | personal email |
New Zealand | John Drummond | Gisborne | http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz | Possum Observatory (IAU Code: E94,
41cm f4.5 Meade Newtonian (x2)
20cm f4 Vixen Newtonian
ED 80 f7.5 Skywatcher refractor
SBIG STL11000M CCD
Canon 350D DSLR | | |
New Zealand | Paul Kemp | Auckland | | | | |
New Zealand | Rodney Austin | New Plymouth, Taranaki | | | | |
New Zealand | Stuart T. Rae | Hamilton, Waikato | | | | |
New Zealand | G.W.Christie,T.Natusch. | Auckland Observatory | http://www.stardome.org.nz/ | 0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code 467 | | MPEC |
New Zealand | J. McCormick | Pakuranga | http://www.farmcoveobs.co.nz/ | Farm Cove
0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code E85 | | MPEC |
New Zealand | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | Lake Tekapo | | Mount John Observatory, 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD, observatory code 474 | | MPEC |
New Zealand | Ian Cooper | Glen Oroua, Manawatu, | |
| | comets-ml |
New Zealand | Rolf Carstens | Rotorua | http://www.geyserlandobs.org | Geyserland Observatory, IAU Observatory Code: E89
Meade 10" SCT F / 4.5 | | |
Northern Ireland | Martin Mc Kenna | Maghera | http://www.nightskyhunter.com | | | |
Norway | Bjorn H. Granslo | Fjellhamar | | | | |
Norway | J. Qvam | Borrevannet, Horten | | 0.46-m reflector + CCD | | |
Norway | Tom Victor Kolkin | | http://www.tomvictor.com | | | comets-ml |
Norway | Fredrik Broms | Kvaløysletta | | Remarks: Visual observing and digital imaging of comets and northern lights from Troms in northern Norway using an equatorially mounted DSLR | | personal email |
P.R.China | Tao CHEN | SuZhou,JiangSu | | Telescope:0.3m F/5 Newtonian telescope+CCD | | |
Peru | Manuel Valencia Ramírez | Lima | | I observe comets from 1P/Halley (in 1986)
For comets in the best position, I just need a binocular. I have an 25x100mm and an 10x50mm. Ocasionally use an refractor 6" f/10. | | personal mail |
Philippines | Angelito D. Sing | Makati | | 11X80 Binocular | | |
Poland | Adam Hurcewicz | Bialystok | | | | |
Poland | Ireneusz Wlodarczyk | Chorzow, Slaskie | | | | |
Poland | Maciej Reszelski | | | | | |
Poland | Michal Drahus | | | | | |
Poland | Piotr Guzik | Krosno | | | | |
Poland | M. L. Paradowski | Dabrowa | | 0.25-m reflector | | |
Poland | Marcin Filipek | Jerzmanowice | | 165/1200 Newton, 300/1800 Newton, 20x66 binocular, 25x100 binocular | | |
Poland | Marian Legutko | Gliwice | | 20x60B | | |
Poland | Michal Kusiak | Zywiec | http://cometman.tk | I'm young astronomy student in Astronomical Observatory Jagiellonian University in Cracov (Poland). At this moment (temporary) my 'only' equipment is... "brain" (and PC).
My famous topic are Sungrazing Comets (hunting and investigating).
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Poland | Rafal Reszelewski | Swidwin | http://reszelewski.tk | | | |
Polska | Krzysztof Kida | Elblag | http://www.astronomica.pl | equipment: L150/750, L250/1320, EQ-6, Canon EOS 350D, B20x60
| | personal mail |
Portugal | Alfredo Pereira | Cabo da Roca | | | | |
Portugal | Ana Paula da Silva Correia | | | | | |
Portugal | José Rodrigues Ribeiro | | | | | |
Portugal | Jose Fernando Alves Goncalves | Sintra | | I am 43 years of age, and been an observer since the age of 20. I have
other astronomical interests (eclipses, meteors, planets, deep-sky, etc.)
but my principal passion have always been comet observing.
So far (2012) I have seen 40 comets (the first was C/1987 P1 Bradfield).
I use mostly binoculars ( from 8X30 to 20X80 ) and sometimes a 114mm reflector.
| | comets-ml |
Portugal | João Porto | Ponta Delgada | | Refractor 102mm f/8, Canon 350D with clip system filter CLS
| | personal mail |
Puerto Rico | Efrain Morales Rivera | Aguadilla | http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com | LX200ACF 12in. OTA, ZenithStar ED80II APO, SolarMax40(Ha), CGE mount, ST2000xm Ccd, AO8, CFW9, ST402xme, PGR Flea3 Ccd.
| | personal mail |
Romania | Sorin Hotea | Sighetu-Marmatiei | http://www.astroclubul.org/sorin | | | |
Romania | Alex Conu | Bucharest | http://www.skyphotographers.com | I'm a fashion photographer. I'm also the head of the Photographic Commission of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy. Astronomy has always been my hobby and I'm interested in comets, meteors, eclipses, occultations, deep sky and astrophotography. I use the following instruments: William Optics 7x50 ED binoculars, BORG 77 EDII refractor, 150mm f/8 Dobsonian, 200mm Meade SC
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Russia | Dmitry Chestnov | Saransk | http://lightcurve.narod.ru/ | | | |
Russia | Stanislav Korotkiy | Ka-Dar , Moscow | http://www.astroalert.su/ | | | |
Russia | Artyom Novichonok | Konchezero | http://www.severastro.narod.ru | 6-cm refractor, 13-cm reflector (Newton), 8x35 B, 7x50 B, 15x80 B, Monoculars: 10x25, 22x50, All obs visual now | | |
Russia | Fedor Sharov | Moscow | http://astronomypage.ru | | | |
Russia | A. Novichonok, E. Evdokimova, S. Jurkevi | Petrozavodsk | | 0.25-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, observatory code B94 | | |
Russia | Danil Sidorko | Korenovsk | | | | cometobs-ml |
Russia | Peter Mitrofanov | Pskov | | 15x70B, | | cometobs-ml |
Russia | Mikhail Maslov | Novosibirsk | http://feraj.ru | Newton 12", F/2.8 | | |
Schweiz | Christian Rusch | St. Gallen | | | | |
Scotland | Eric Walker | | | | | |
Scotland | Denis Buczynski | Tarbatness Peninsula | | C14 on Paramount ME, 30cm f/4 corrected Newtonian, 15cm f/8 Refractor, 20x80, 10x50,8x42 binoculars IAU CODE I81
Currently I am Secretary of the Comet Section The British Astronomical Association.
| | personal mail |
Serbia | Aleksandar Ilicic | | | | | |
Slovakia | Svetozár Stefecek | | | | | |
Slovakia | Tibor Csorgei | Blahova | http://www.csillagaszat.sk/ | 350/1500 Dobsonian, 100/1000 ref, 7x50 B and 15x50 B., All obs visual | | |
Slovenia | Jure Atanackov | | | | | |
Slovenia | Herman Mikuz | Idrija | http://www.observatorij.org/ | observatory code 106 | | |
Slovenia | Simon Krulec | Celje | http://www.simonk.net/astro/ | 20cm f/4,5 Newton on HEQ5 mount and Canon 450d | | personal mail |
Slovenia. | Jure Zakrajsek | | | | | |
South Africa | T. Green | | | | | |
South Africa | T. Jones | | | | | |
South Africa | Tim P. Cooper | | | | | |
South Africa | Simon Walsh | Johannesburg | | I observe comets photographically from a mag 5.5 urban location and from a Bortle class 1 dark sky site in the Waterberg.
| | private email |
South Australia | Fraser Farrell | | | | | |
Spain | Antonio Garrigós Sánchez | Barcelona | | 0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector | | |
Spain | Carlos Segarra | | | | | |
Spain | Esteban Reina Lorenz | Masquefa-Barcelona | http://www.astrosurf.com/masquefa232 | Observatori de Masquefa - MPC 232
Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3
CCD Sbig ST7 | | |
Spain | Jose Carvajal | Avila | | | | |
Spain | Juan Antonio Henríquez Santana | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | http://atlante.org.es | Losmandy G11+ Gemini + Vixen Visac (200, f/9) +TCF-S+ ST-9XE,
0.2-m f/9 Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code J51
| | MPEC + email |
Spain | Juan Jose Gonzalez | Oviedo | http://www.perihelio.org | Visual observations from Asturias - León - Cantabrian Mountains ( N. Spain ).
Telescopes: SC 203 mm (Meade LX-200 GPS), SN 152 mm, MC 102 mm.
Binoculars 25x100, 11x80, 10x50, 7x50 , 4x30.
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Spain | Juan Manuel San Juan | | | | | |
Spain | Paco Ocaña | Madrid | | | | |
Spain | Juan Lacruz | Avila | http://www.lacanada.es/ | | | |
Spain | Gustavo Muler Schteinman | Lanzarote island, Canary islands | http://www.astrosurf.com/nazaret | Observatorio Nazaret LX 200 12" St-8 xme,, observatory code J47 | | |
Spain | Jordi Camarasa Roura | Sabadell, Barcelona | | Observatory Paus MPC B49, Telescope 0.25 f:4 Schmid/Newton,CCD ST7-XMNE | | |
Spain | Diego Rodriguez | | http://astrosurf.com/blazar/inicio.html | | | |
Spain | Javier Temprano | Santander | | Observatorio Linceo - MPC J59 Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3 CCD Sbig ST7
| | Comets-ml |
Spain | Pepe Manteca | | http://www.manteka.com | S/C14" + st9 + ST2000XCM
Observatorio de Begues
MPC 170 | | |
Spain | José Luis Doreste Caballero | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | http://www.hgt.es | Obs. Los Altos de Arguineguin, MPC J55
Tel.: SC 14" f/10 Eq. + ST-2000XM (Mono)
Hypatia Group of Telescopes
| | comets-ml |
Spain | I.Almendros | La Dehesilla | | Observatorio La Dehesilla
0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code 212 | | MPEC |
Spain | Josep M. Bosch | Santa Maria de Montmagastrell, Tarrega | http://www.astrogea.org/jmbosch/index.html | 0.31-m f/4.9 Newtonian reflector + CCD, observatory code B74 | | MPEC |
Spain | Julio Castellano | Valencia | | Observatorio Rodeno
0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code 939 | | MPEC |
Spain | Josep M. Aymami | Tiana | | Observatorio Carmelita,
0.25-m f/4.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code B20 | | MPEC |
Spain | F. Garcia | Valdes | http://www.elobservatoriu.com/ | Observatorio La Vara
0.25-m f/8.1 reflector + CCD, observatory code J38
| | MPEC |
Spain | F. A. Rodriguez | Vega de San | | Observatorio Montana Cabreja,
0.20-m f/4 reflector + CCD, observatory code J45 | | MPEC |
Spain | Rafael Benavides | Posadas | http://algieba.blogalia.com/ | 0.28-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code J53 | | MPEC |
Spain | Toni Climent | Alginet | | 0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code J97 | | MPEC |
Spain | O. Canales | Zaragoza | | Observatorio Pinsoro
0.25-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD, observatory code J52 | | MPEC |
Spain | L. Montoro | Sant Celoni | | 0.20-m f/3.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain, observatory code B70 | | MPEC |
Spain | A. Carreno | Puzol | http://www.zonalunar.com/ | 0.20-m f/5 Newtonian + CCD, observatory code J08 | | MPEC |
Spain | David Cardeñosa | Boecillo | http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcardenosa/ | SC 8" + CCD, MPC J05 Bootes Obs,
| | comets-ml |
Spain | R. Casas | | http://www.astrosabadell.org/# | 0.50-m f/4 reflector + CCD., observatory code MPC 619
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Spain | Rafa Ferrando | Segorbe (CASTELLON) | http://www.pladearguines.com/ | observatory code 941 | | comets-ml |
Spain | Quico Hernandez Cabrera | Fasnia Tenerife | http://www.altamiraobs.org.es/ | | | comets-ml |
Spain | Fernando Limón | Rivas Vaciamadrid | http://www.ea4su.org/astro.html | Observatorio Blanquit, observatory code I99 | | MPEC |
Spain | José J. Chambó | Valles | http://cometografia.es/ | | | |
Spain | Juan-Luis Glez. Carballo | Badajoz | http://ladecimaesfera.blogspot.com.es | Equipment: SC0,20 m + CCD + Urban Observatory | | personal mail |
Spain | Jesus Gallego | Alcorcón | http://guaix.fis.ucm.es/user/8 | 100mm refractor f/5.4
I observe comets since 1985. I was the spanish observer with more visual magnitude estimations of Halley's comet in 1985-1986.
| | personal email |
Spanien | Ramon Naves +Montse Campàs | Cabrils - Barcelona | http://www.astrosurf.com/cometas | Obs. Montcabrer - MPC 213
Meade 12" LX200 f5
SBIG ST8 | | |
Sweden | Timo Karhula | Virsbo | | | | CometObs-ml |
Sweden | Johan Warell | Skurup | | I use mainly a 25 cm LX200 @f/4.6 + SXV-H9 for comet imaging. | | personal email |
Swiss | P.Kocher | Marly | | 0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph + CCD, observatory code A13 | | MPEC |
Swiss | Aleksandar Cikota | Zurich | | | | comets-ml |
Switzerland | Barbara Burtscher | Zuerich | | | | |
Switzerland | Peter Ens | Sursee Luzern | http://ens.ch/ens/sternwarte/weltall/kometen_1/index.html | | | |
The Netherlands | Alex Scholten | Eerbeek | | I observe comets since 1984 using mostly 8x40B, 10x50B, 15x80B, 20cm-reflector, 30cm-reflector and recently C14-36cm-telescope. My home-town is Eerbeek.
Since 1984 I observed more than 150 comets. I’m a member of the Dutch Comet Section and I’m connected to the Public Observatory Bussloo (near Apeldoorn).
| | personal email |
The Netherlands | Peter van Grijfland | Zwolle | http://www.necoma.nl/astronomy.html | | | |
The Netherlands | Reinder J. Bouma | Groningen | http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro/ | | | |
The Netherlands | Albert van Duin | Beilen | http://astropix.nl | | | |
The Netherlands | Guus Gilein | Noordwijk | | My main interests are variable star and comet observing Instruments:
36,8 cm f/4,5 Starsplitter Dobson
15 cm f/8, 12,7 cm f/6,5 and 8 cm f/5 refractors (achromats)
10x50, 20x60 and 20x/30x/37x 100mm (90 degree) binoculars | | |
The Netherlands | Peter Bus - passed away 25.06.2016 | Groningen | | Observing comets since 1967. Instruments: 7.8cm f/4.0 and 6.7cm f/4.5
refractor. Binoculars: 21x100, 10x56, 7x50, 6,5x44,
2,5x30 opera glass | | comets-ml |
The Netherlands | Klaas Jobse | Oostkapelle | http://cyclops.klaasjobse.nl/ | | | |
The Netherlands | Gideon van Buitenen | Dordrecht | http://astro.vanbuitenen.nl | I observe visually with a 12" f/5 dobson, a small 5" f/5 newtonian and 10x50s, comets permitting. (Observations and sketches can also be found on my website.)
Additionally I image comets remotely via iTelescope, prioritizing on those that are still out of reach for most amateurs, or in need of additional astrometry. | | |
UK | Nick Howes | Cherhill | | 2m Faulkes Telescope North and South
11" SCT at home
5" TMB refractor for wide field | | personal mail |
Ukraine | A. Baransky | Berezhany | | 0.70-m reflector + CCD | | |
Ukraine | Roman Kostenko | Poltava | http://www.astronomy.pl.ua | I visually observe comets since Aug.2007.
Binoculars: 20x90, 22x32, Newtonian reflector 76mm f/9.
My cometary limiting magnitude is currently ~10.0m.
| | Cometobs |
United States | Rob Lightbown | Caribou, Maine | http://www.crownweather.com | Remarks: Equipment: 12 Inch f/4.9 Dobsonian Reflector. | | personal mail |
Uruguay | Gonzalo Tancredi | Montevideo | | | | |
Uruguay | Raúl Salvo | Montevideo | http://www.oalm.gub.uy | Observatorio Astronómico los Molinos
Telescopes: 0.46m Astroworks Centurion 18 and 0.35m Broadhurst Clarkson & Fuller
0.35-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD, observatory code 844
| | MPEC |
USA | Alan Hale | 16 Springs Canyon, Cloudcroft | http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/comupdate.html | | | |
USA | Ben Hudgens | Stephenville TX | | | | |
USA | Anthony J. Cook | Pasadena, CA | |
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USA | Brad Young | Tulsa, | | | | |
USA | Brian Adams | Zumbrota, MN | | | | |
USA | Brian Cudnik | Columbus, Texas | | | | |
USA | Carey Johnson | San Diego | | | | |
USA | Charles Bell | Vicksburg, Mississippi | http://twitter.com/cbellh47 | 0.3-m f/4.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code H47 | | |
USA | Charlie Trump | Charlestown, IN | | | | |
USA | Dave Adalian | Visalia, CA | | | | |
USA | Dave Hoover | Seattle WA | | | | |
USA | Dennis O'Day | Jacksonville, FL | | | | |
USA | Dennis Persyk | Hampshire, IL | http://users.foxvalley.net/~dpersyk | | | |
USA | Don Machholz | Colfax, CA | http://donmachholz.com/ | | | |
USA | Donn Mukensnable | Kamuela, HI | | | | |
USA | Doug Snyder | Palominas, AZ | | | | |
USA | Dr. D. T. Durig | Sewanee, TN | | | | |
USA | Dr. P. Clay Sherrod | Petit Jean Mountain, AR | http://www.arksky.org/ | Arkansas Sky Observatories
MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
MPC H43 - Conway West | | |
USA | Ed Cannon | Austin Texas | | | | |
USA | Ed Murray | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | | | | |
USA | Eddie Mahoney | Maui, HI | | | | |
USA | Eric J. Christensen | Mt. Bigelow | http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/index.html | Catalina Sky Survey
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USA | Frank Gutowski | Oviedo, FL | | | | |
USA | Gary Hug | Topeka | https://sites.google.com/a/sitechservo.info/gary-hug-s-site/Home | Sandlot Observatory, 0.56-m reflector + CCD, observatory code H36
| | MPEC 2008-Y53 |
USA | Gary W. Kronk | St. Jacob, IL | http://cometography.com/kronk_observatory/kronk_observatory.html | | | |
USA | Greg Crinklaw | Cloudcroft, NM | | | | |
USA | Jeff Bennett | Ojai Valley, CA | http://www.lalunasky.com | | | |
USA | John and Jane K | Rockville, MD | | | | |
USA | John Bortle | Stormville, NY | | | | |
USA | John Sabia | Clark Summit, PA | | | | |
USA | Jose Magsaysay | San Diego, CA | | | | |
USA | Tony Hoffmann | New York | | | | |
USA | Kevin Conod | Newark, NJ | | | | |
USA | Mark S Deprest | Ann Arbor, MI | | | | |
USA | Michael Doyle | Charlottesville, VA | | | | |
USA | Mike Holloway | Van Buren, AR | | | | |
USA | Mike Linnolt | Dillingham, HI | | | | |
USA | Mike Mattei | Littleton, MA | | | | |
USA | Phil Creed | Canton, OH | | | | |
USA | Ralph Aguirre | Sacramento, CA | | Comets have always been my favorite objects to observe. I've been observing comets since Comet Bennett way back in 1969 as a child. This year I enjoyed observing Comet PannStarr and Comet Lemmon, and look forward to observing comet Ison, Lovejoy and the many other comets that will be visiting us this year and beyond. | | |
USA | Robert G. Warren | Cleveland, TN | | | | |
USA | Steve E. Farmer Jr. | Ty Ty - GA | http://www.cometary.net | | | |
USA | Alex Gibbs | Tucson, AZ | | Catalina Sky Survey | | |
USA | Andrea Boattini | Tucson, AZ | | Catalina Sky Survey | | |
USA | Bob King | Duluth, MN | http://astrobob.areavoices.com/ | | | |
USA | Bob Terrell | Abilene, Texas | | Heart O'Texas Observatory, 12' X 14' Roll Off Big Country Astronomy Club, Celestron CPC 11" Celestron Nexstar GPS 8", MallinCam Hyper Plus Color, Meade DSIC | | |
USA | Dave Kodama | Cerritos, CA | http://www.eanet.com/kodama/astro/index-comets.htm | | | |
USA | Edward Beshore | Tucson, AZ | | Catalina Sky Survey | | |
USA | James R. Schofer | Beaumont, CA | http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrs63/ | Meade 10"LX200 GPS f5, Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome, 8x10 Roll Off | | |
USA | Richard Hill | Tucson, AZ | http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/ | Jim Loudon Obs and Catalina Sky Survey
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USA | Richard Kowalski | Tucson, AZ | http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/ | Catalina Sky Survey | | MPEC |
USA | Rick H. | Bakersfield, CA | http://www.freewebs.com/dently2 | | | |
USA | Steve Larson | Tucson, AZ | | Catalina Sky Survey | | |
USA | Tristan DiLapo | Colden, NY | | | | |
USA | C. W. Hergenrother | Tucson-Winterhaven | | 0.31-m f/5 reflector + CCD
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USA | Michael Rosolina | Friars Hill, WV | |
| | CometObs-ml |
USA | Jim Pryal | Federal Way, WA | | | | Cometobs-ml |
USA | James Schultheis | Scottdale Pa. | |
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USA | Thomas Dorman | Zab Oklahoma | | | | |
USA | Joe Stieber | Maple Shade, New Jersey | | | | Cometobs |
USA | Raymond Maher | | http://cephei.blogspot.com/ | | | |
USA | R. A. Mastaler, T. H. Bressi,A. F. Tubbi | Kitt Peak, AZ | | 0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD, observatory code 691
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USA | R. G. Matheny, R. A. Kowalski, J. A. | Mt. Lemmon | http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/ | Catalina Sky Survey
0.68-m Schmidt + CCD, observatory code 703 | | MPEC |
USA | David Levy, Wendee Levy,Tony Glinos | Vail, AZ | http://www.jarnac.org/ | 0.64-m f/7.2 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, observatory code G92 | | MPEC |
USA | R. A. Kowalski, R. G. Matheny, A. R. Gib | Mt. Lemmon, AZ | | 1.5-m reflector + CCD, observatory code G96 | | MPEC |
USA | P.C. Sherrod | Petit Jean Mountain South | | 0.51-m f/4.3 astrograph + CCD, observatory code H45 | | MPEC |
USA | Pedro Maysonet | Tampa, Fl | | At the present I'm living in Tampa, Fl, USA, but I'm from Puerto Rico.
My equipment are, Meade 70az 600mm F/8.57, Celestron 127mm F/ 7.87 Newtonian, Orion 8" F/5.9 dobsonian, Zhumell 20x80 binos.
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USA | N. Moritz | Fall Creek, WI | http://beavercreekreserve.org/observatory.htm | Hobbs Observatory, 0.60-m f/5 reflector + CCD, observatory code 750 | | MPEC |
USA | David A. Birmingham | Thompsonville, Illinois | | 0.31-m f/3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, observatory code H53
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USA | Anthony Recascino | Ormond Beach, FL | | | | personal mail |
USA | Jim McCormick | Victor, Idaho | | | | |
USA | Todd Augustyniak | Bartlett, IL | | 30.5 cm reflector
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USA | Gregg Ruppel | Tucson, AZ | http://www.greggsastronomy.com/ | | | personal mail |
USA | Jim Skinner | Castle Rock, CO | | I observe with a C8 telescope and mount my digital Pentax K20 on top, so I only photograph comets 9th mag (so far) and brighter. I use 50mm, 135mm, 200mm, and 300mm lenses. | | personal mail |
USA | Frank J Melillo | Holtsville, NY | | | | |
USA | Bruce Bowman | Clayton, IN | | 15x70 Binocular
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USA | Mike Olason | Parker, CO | | I image with an Astro-Tech 66mm f/6 Refractor taking images with an SBIG ST-402 guided by an SBIG ST-402 and SBIG efinder on a Celestron CG5-GT Mount.
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USA | Charles S. Morris | Fillmore, CA | | | | Personal email |
USA | Jerry Philpot | Franklin, TN | | | | |
USA | John J. Maikner | New Ringgold, Pa | | I am 64 years of age and have been an observer since the age of 18. My astronomical interest are comets, minor planet and deep sky objects. I am a retired chemist and just moved to a dark sky location. I have been able to image over 60 comets during the last year. I image with an Astro-Physics 155 mm F/7 refractor and FLI 16803 CCD camera.
07/2020
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Venezuela | Jesus Guerrero | Barquisimeto | | | | |
Venezuela | Ignacio Ferrìn | Merida | http://webdelprofesor.ula.ve/ciencias/ferrin/ | Instruments: 1 m Schmidt telescope f/3 + CCD
1 m Reflector f/5 + CCD
Site altitude: 3600 m
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Zimbabwe | David Pringle-Wood | | | | | |
Zimbabwe | Mike Begbie | Harare | | | | |