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      December 9-20, 2004

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Campaign Goals: December 9 - 20, 2004

The goal of this campaign is to obtain scientifically useful observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 over several days. The comet is visible from the southern and northern hemispheres for several hours before dawn. We expect the total visual magnitude to be 16.8. The comet is at RA 11:20, dec +13°14' at UTC 09:00 2004-12-12 (new moon).

We are requesting the following types of observations or measurements during this period:

  • aperture photometry of the dust coma from broadband RI images; reduced RI images without photometry will be accepted and analyzed
  • daily imaging in VRI or unfiltered to monitor for outbursts

If you attempt to image the comet and it is too faint to record, please send us an email describing your attempt AND THE LIMITING MAGNITUDE for your observing run! This information can be useful!

Questions? How to Contact Us!

Please send questions about this campaign to Stef McLaughlin, University of Maryland.

During the campaign weekend, Stef will monitor the observers' message board. Also, if you have an urgent question, you may leave a message at 301.405.3605 (USA).

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STSP Coordinator: Stef McLaughlin
Webmaster: Elizabeth Warner
Last Updated: Wednesday August 29, 2007

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