Gallery: Tempel 1 (2004-2005)
Observation made by Mike Planchon
Fig 1:
| Image Parameter | Details |
| Comments: | Much easier to pick out against sky gackground than pre-impact. Est. visual mag. increas by 2-2.2 magnitudes, now est. with defocused star at mag. 9.9. Very definite with direct vision, coma appears oval, 4X6 arc minutes in extent, longer axis almost due N-S. SLightly brighter in north and east sections of coma. |
| Image Date/Time: | 2005-07-06/3:11 Universal |
| Observing Site: | Catseye Observatory Bennington, OK |
| Weather: | Transparency and Seeing both 7/10 warm and clear, very little haze |
| Telescope: | 12" f/5 newtonian, tracked |
Table 1: Data about image.