Comet Neat
Comet Neat is visible as a fuzzy "star" in this ~3 minute star trail taken from Pinkney's back yard.
Comet Holmes in Perseus
Comet Holmes reached naked-eye brightness in 2007 after some amazing outbursts. It is the fuzzy object just left of the bright stars of Perseus.
Comet Holmes from back yard
Comet Holmes in the constellation Perseus in fall of 2007. The foreground tree leaves were lit up by yellowish security lights.
Comet Holmes close up
Comet Holmes underwent an outburst in 2012 that made it visible to the naked-eye. This image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT on the 12" Meade with a…
Comet Holmes
Comet Holmes underwent an outburst in 2012 that made it visible to the naked-eye. This image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT on the 12" Meade with a…
Comet 103P/Hartley 2 ?
Most likely Comet 103P/ Hartley 2 since that was the brightest comet in Oct 2010, but this comet is fainter than the 5th magnitude reported by others. Digital…
Comet Garradd(?)
Most likely comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd), since it was the brightest comet of (October) 2011. At the time it was near magnitude 6.6. Taken with DSI II on 10/24/11.
Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd imaged by the Atik CCD on the 80 mm APO on 3/22/12. The colors are redder than actual colors (which are normally greenish). This…
Comet Hergenrother
A GIF animation of comet Hergenrother. Taken with the Meade DSI II on 10/12/12.
Comet 168/P Hergenrother
Comet Hergenrother with the Meade DSI II on the 12" Meade. Attempted to guide on the comet nucleus which makes the stars have trails.
Comet C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS
Comet C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS in 3/14/13 taken with the Canon Digital Rebel with its kit lens on a tripod. This comet was barely visible to the naked eye. The…
PanSTARRS at Sunset
A movie (click to play) of comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) and its visible tail as the sun sets. It moves down and to the right starting left of center (hard to see…
PanSTARRS at Sunset 2
A movie (click to play) taken 5 days after the last one of comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS). It moves down and to the right as before. Taken 3/19/13.
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) seen on Jan 15, 2015. Imaged with the Atik CCD on the 80 mm APO refractor through RGB filters. This one has fairly accurate colors! …
Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)
Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) in 5/12/2017. Taken with the Atik CCD on Meade 80 mm Apo. It was about 7th magnitude.
Comet Johnson Movie
A movie of Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson). It reached perihelion on 6/12/17, and was 7th mag here on 6/24/17. It is the fuzzy object near the top middle.
Comet ASASSN
A short movie of Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) moving through the sky, in black and white. It is the faint object, which appears to be moving quickly, but this is…
Comet 64P Animation
Two black-and-white images of Comet 64P Swift-Gehrels combined into a GIF animation showing the direction of its movement. Taken with Atik on 11/06/18.
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels imaged with the Atik CCD on the Celestron 11-inch on 11/6/2018. Colors not very accurate.
Comet 46P Animation
A GIF animation of Comet 46P/Wirtanen, created from multiple exposures taken with the Canon T5i on 12/07/18. Some trailing is noticeable on some longer…
Comet 46P/Wirtanen in 2018.
Comet 46P/Wirtanen taken with the Canon T5i (120 sec) on 80 mm APO on 12/9/2018. Colors fairly accurate.
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) on 4/14/20. Taken with the Canon T5i (123 sec exposure) on the Celestron 11-inch. This comet was about 9th mag at the time and…
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on 7/17/20. Taken with the Canon T5i (30 sec exposure) on a tripod in the backyard. Even though it was low in the WNW, this was one…
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) seen setting over the ONU Observatory roof on 7/18/20. A 90 sec exposure with the Canon T5i. The green tint of the comet's coma…
2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Comet 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on 7/18/20. Taken from the observatory with the Canon T5i on a tripod. A 20 second exposure was enough to reveal this 2nd magnitude…
Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1.
Comet 29P/Schwassman-Wachmann 1 in R-band. ATIK CCD on C11. 120 sec. Taken on 12/2/21 when it was estimated to be 13 mag.
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 was only about 13th magnitude when this picture was taken on 12/2/21. Taken with the Atik CCD on the Celestron 11-in…
Comet C/2019 L3 (ATLAS).
Comet C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) in R-band. ATIK CCD on C11. 90 sec. Taken 12/2/21 when it was estimated to be 9.9 mag.
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) on June 30, 2022, when it was about 8.8 magnitude. Taken with Canon T5i on the 80 mm APO. Cropped down.
C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) taken with the Canon T5i on the Celestron 11-inch on 6/30/22 when the comet was about 8.8 magnitude. Colors are fairly accurate.
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Feb 10-11, 2023. The green leading edge of the coma, caused by a carbon emission feature, is on the right. N is up and E is left in…
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (later)
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Feb 10-11, 2023, just 45 minutes after the last picture. The comet was moving fairly quickly across the field. N is up and E is left.…
