Posts Categorized: Comets

Comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques) observed in THO

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A new season started in THO with a nice picture of comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques)! Taurus Hill Observatory’s reasearch team member Veli-Pekka Hentunen observed the comet during the night between 5th-6th of September. A light of the comet was captured in a 10 x 90 seconds sequences. It still takes at least a few weeks […]

Comet Lovejoy photographed at THO

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Lovejoy has been in “shadow” of the comet ISON in media. Still Lovejoy is a very good comet for binocular observations and it is easier to find from the sky at the moment. Veli-Pekka Hentunen from the Taurus Hill Observatory research team managed to take the following photograph from the comet Lovejoy 26.11.2012 about 01:00-02:00 (Finnish time). […]

C/2013 R1 (LOVEJOY) by Jari Juutilainen

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The comet C/2013 R1 (LOVEJOY) is one of the bright comets at the sky at the moment. Jari Juutilainen managed to photograph this comet again 25.11.2013. More in Jaris blog: http://www.pimennysmatkaaja.fi

Comets observed by Jari Juutilainen

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Jari Juutilainen from Taurus Hill Observatory research team observed comets C/2012 S1 (ISON), C/2013 R1 (LOVEJOY) and C/2012 X1 (LINEAR). More about the comets, Vesta and Ceres can be found from Jaris blog: http://www.pimennysmatkaaja.fi

Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) observed by Jari Juutilainen

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Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) exploded a few weeks ago and got as bright as 8,5 magnitudes. The brightening has continued after this event and according the prediction this comet might be a nice comet for binoculars to observe. Jari Juutilainen from THO research team observed and photographed the comet 1.11.2013 in Tampere with DSLR-camera. More […]