Back in 2005, I managed to get an image of faint comet
9P/Tempel, around the time that it was visited by the
NASA Deep Impact probe (which blew a small hole in it, to investigate its composition).
Now, eleven years later we're encountering it again on its next orbit. It's only 13th magnitude at the moment, but well-placed in
Leo, so I took the opportunity to look for it during last night''s clear spell, whilst trying out two different imaging systems:
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File comment: Comet 9P on 28-Mar-2016. 4x 1-min with MX716 on 80ED at f/3.8
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File comment: Comet 9P on 28-Mar-2016. 5x 1-min with MX716 on C8 at f/4.3
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This is the first time that I've seen a comet twice, on successive orbits.
Here's my picture from 2005 (when it was 10th magnitude):
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File comment: Comet 9P in May 2005, using MX5C on C8 at f/3.3
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