Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) is very difficult object to photograph due it is in very low altitude in the western sky just few moments after the sunset. The comet is also quite dim and it is visible only with the large telescopes. THO research team photographed the comet 26.3.2009. Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Markku Nissinen.

Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) has been getting brighter and brighter and THO research team photographed this comet 25.2.2009. At the time of photographing the comet was so bright that in good conditions it might have been possible to make naked eye observations from the comet.

Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) is getting brighter and brighter. It will visible by naked eye in few weeks and it will be a nice object for all photographers. Taurus Hill Observatory research team managed to photograph this comet 17.2.2009. If You look carefully, You can see banded structured tail in the bottom section of the picture. Observers: Veli-Pekka […]

THO research team photographed 144P/Kushida as a first comet of the year 2009. The sky was quite light so the comet wasn’t as visible as in best conditions. The temperature was -9 celsius and the seeing was about 3. Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen, Markku Nissinen and Harri Vilokki.  

Comet 144P/Kushida was photographed 27.12.2008 at THO after long period of cloudness. Comet had a a brightness of 11 magnitudes.

Comet C/2006 OF2 (Broughton) was quite high from the horizon at the moment of the photographing and therefore a good target for photographing. Despite the comet was quite faint, only 11…12 magnitudes, it had a long tail that is clearly visible in the picture below. Taurus Hill Observatory research team managed to photograph this comet 7./8.10.2008. Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen and […]

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 has been getting brighter and brighter lately. Now the comet is about 100 times brighter than in its “dormant state”. At the moment is has a brightness of 11.0 magnitudes. The Taurus Hill Observatory research team photographed the comet 29.9.2008. Observer: Veli-Pekka Hentunen  

Taurus Hill Observatory research team members Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Markku Nissinen observed comets C/2008 J1 (Boattini) and C/2007 W1 (Boattini) 9./10.8.2008 at Taurus Hill Observatory. Comet C/2008 J1 (Boattini). Comet was near the North Star at the moment of the photographing and it had a brightness of 10,5 magnitudes.   Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini). Comet was visible with the binoculars […]

Comet 46P/Wirtanen was photographed by Markku Nissinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen 24./25.3.2008 with SkyWatcher 80ED  + SkyWatcher EQ5 SynScan and Canon EOS 350D.  

Veli-Pekka Hentunen photographed three comets at Taurus Hill Observatory 2./3.3.2008. The weather was quite poor, the mist was present and few times Veli-Pekka has to stop the photographing due the rain. The temperature varied between -6 celcius degree and -10 celsius degree. Observer: Veli-Pekka Hentunen. Comet 46P/Wirtanen: Picture below is combine of 13×60 sec. exposured picture. No filters were used for photographing. The time of photographing was 19:22 […]