Photometry / Images

Isidro Almendros
ialmend@supercable.es

MPC 212 Obs. La Dehesilla

Latitude: 36.6533  Degrees
Longitude: 4.6425 Degrees
Elevation: 256 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 306 mm
Focal Ratio: f/10

CCD: Artemis 11002
Field of View: 42 x 29 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.4 x  2.4 arcseconds (bin 4x4)

Ramon Naves y Montse Campàs
ramonnavesnogues@gmail.com
mcampast@gmail.com

MPC 213 Obs. Montcabrer - Cabrils (Barcelona)
http://cometas.fotografiaastronomica.com/
Latitude: 41.5160 Degrees
Longitude: 2.3830 Degrees
Elevation: 126 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 305 mm
Focal : 1768

CCD: SBIG ST-8 XME
Field of View: 26.8 x 17.8 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.10 x 2.10 arcseconds

 Sistema de óptica adaptativa: AO8 Sbig

Esteban Reina
estrei@gmail.com

MPC 232 Obs. Masquefa - Masquefa (Barcelona)
Latitude: 41.5100 Degrees
Longitude: 1.8312 Degrees
Elevation: 240 meters

Telescope: S/C 254 mm - Meade LX 200
Focal Ratio: f/3.3

CCD: SBIG St-7ME chip KAF-0402ME
Field of View: 14.7 x 9.8 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.31 x 2.31 arcseconds

Telescopio: Newton 350mm
Relacion focal: f/5
CCD: SBIG ST-9E chip KAF 0261E

Álbert Sánchez
mpc442@wanadoo.es

MPC 442 Observatorio Gualba (Barcelona)
Latitude: 41.7244 Degrees
Longitude: 2.5236 Degrees
Elevation: 230 meters

Telescope: Meade LX-200GPS S/C 355 mm - f/10
Focal ratio: f/4 - f/6 - f/7

CCD: SBIG ST-9 XE Chip KAF 0261 E + Chip TC 237

Antiblooming: No

Pixel Size (Scale): 0.85 arcseconds (1996/2004) CCD SX/MX716

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.89 arcseconds (2005) CCD ST9XE

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.48 arcseconds (2006) CCD ST9XE

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.72 arcseconds (2007) CCD ST9XE

Pixel Size (Scale): 0.64 arcseconds (2007) CCD TC237 (Guider / Capture Chip)

Miguel Camarasa
paed@ono.com

MPC 445 - Observatori d'Ontinyent (Valencia)
Latitude: 38.8200 Degrees
Longitude: 0.5800Degrees
Elevation: 360 meters

Telescope: S/C 204 (Meade LX-200)
Focal ratio: f/7.1

CCD: Starlight Xpress SXL8-P Philips FT12
Field of View: 18.1x18.1 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.12 x 2.12 arcseconds

Diego Rodríguez

drodrig@jet.es

MPC 458 –Guadarrama Observatory (Madrid)
Latitude: 40.6333Degrees
Longitude:4.0194Degrees

Telescope: 204 mm
Focal ratio: f/10

CCD: SBIG ST9E
Field of View: 20.8 x 20.8 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.4 x 2.4 arcseconds

MPC 480 - Cockfield Obs.

Julio Castellano
orodeno2@yahoo.es

MPC 939 - Observatorio Rodeno (Valencia)
http:///www.astrosurf.com/orodeno
Latitude: 39.7569Degrees
Longitude:0.4108Degrees
Elevation:260 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 204 mm
Focal Ratio: f/3.3

CCD: SBIG ST-7
Field of View: 34.5 x 23.0 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.71 x 2.71 arcseconds
 

José Ramón Vidal
jrvidal2002@yahoo.es

MPC 945 Obs. Monte Deva (Gijón, Asturias)
http://www.observatoriomontedeva.com
Latitude: 43.2500Degrees
Longitude: 5.6670 Degrees
Elevation:423 meters

Telescope: CelestronS/C 360 mm
Focal Ratio: f/4.48

CCD: SBIG 2000 XCM
Field of View: 35.5 x 29.2 arcminutes

Pixel 7.4 microns

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.89 x pixel

Otros equipos: Meade 8" ST7

MPC 970 - Chelmsford

Francesc Baldris
MPC_A01@terra.es

MPC A01 - Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 1 - Àger (Lleida)
http://astrosurf.com/fbaldris
Latitude: 42.0180 Degrees
Longitude: 0.7441 Degrees
Elevation: 745 meters

Telescope: 200 mm Newton
Focal ratio: f/5

CCD: Starlight Xpres MX-916
Field of View: 30.0 x 23.1 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.39 x 2.31 arcseconds

Josep Lluis Salto
 jlsalt@wanadoo.es

MPC A02 - Obs. Cal Maciarol Modulo 8 - Àger (Lleida)
Latitude: 42.0180 Degrees
Longitude: 0.7441 Degrees
Elevation: 745 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 254mm
Focal Ratio: f/7.2

CCD: SBIG ST-9XE
Field of View: 19.2x 19.2 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.25 x 2.25 arcseconds

MPC A03: Observatori de Torredembarra

Longitude: 01º 24' E
Latitude: 41º 09' N
Altitude: 27 m
Telescopio:  S/C 356 mm, f/5.11
CCD: SBIG ST-9E chip KAF 0261E + Optica Adaptativa AO-7

Esteve Cortés y Ferran Garcia
cortesg@ya.com

MPC A06 Obs. Mataró (Barcelona)
Latitude:41.5736º Degrees
Longitude:2.4417º Degrees
Elevation:70 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 254 mm
Focal retion: f/3.3

CCD SBIG ST-7
Field of View: 25.8 x 17.2 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.03 x 2.03arcseconds 
 

Joan Barceló - Morillas, F. - Rodríguez C. -  Casao M.
oacorbera@gmail.com

MPC A10  Observatori Astronomic de Corbera - (Barcelona)
http://www.obastcor.org/
Latitude: 41.2666Degrees
Longitude:1.9333Degrees
Elevation:250 meters

Telescope : Homemade 300-mm Newton
Focal: f/4.9

CCD: Starlight SHV9
Field of View: 20.6 x 15.4 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 1.8 x 1.8 arcseconds

Filip Fratev
MPC A61 – Tortona Obs. (Italy)

kometata088@yahoo.com

Latitude: 44.9041  Degrees
Longitude: 8.8580  Degrees
Elevation: 122  meters

Telescope: 254 mm Newton

Focal ratio: f/4.7

CCD:  Starlight Xpres MX-716

Field of View: 18.4 x 14.3 arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.48 x 1.43 arcseconds
   

Jordi Ortega
MPC A75 – Obs. Fort Pius

orce@menta.net

Latitude:   41º 36' 49'' N
Longitude: 2º 11' 06'' E
Elevation:  30 meters

Telescope: LX 200 10'' Meade  

Focal ratio: f/6.3

CCD:  Starlight SXV H9

Field of View:  arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale):  arcseconds

MPC B19 - Obs. Iluro

Josep M. Aymami
MPC B20 – Obs. Carmelites - Tiana (Barcelona)

pepineus@terra.es

Latitude: 41º 29' 5"
Longitude: 2º 15' 48" E
Elevation: 187 meters

Telescope: 0.25 m. S/C 

Focal ratio: f/4.3

CCD:  ST 7  XE

Field of View:  14.8 x 22.1 arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale):  1.74"/p

Jordi Camarasa

jordi@camarasa.com.es

 

MPC B49 Obs. Paus - Sabadell

Telescope: s/n 10"

Focal: f/4

CCD: ST7- XME

Joan Bel

bel2002valles@yahoo.es

 

MPC B54 Obs. Ager

Telescope: LX 200 12" GPS

CCD: ST9-XE

Jordi Lopesino

jordilopesino@telefonica.net

Latitude: 41,32 N
Longitude: 2,2600 E
Elevation: 30 meters

MPC B56 Obs. Sant Pere - Mataró (Barcelona)

Telescope: LX 200 S/C 8"

Focal: f/10

CCD: ST7 reductor focal 3.3. Distancia focal restante de 741 mm.

Field of View:  31.9 x 21.3 arcminutes

Resolución: 2.5" de arco

MPC B74 - Obs. Santa Maria de Montmagastrell

TEL 0.40 m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD

MPC B89 Obs. Tiana

TEL 0.43 m. f/6.8 reflector + CCD

MPC C12 - Obs. Berta (Sabadell)

Tel 0.3 m. f/4.46 Newtonian reflector + CCD

TEL 0.40 m f/10 SC

MPC C71 Obs. Vega

TEL 0.3 m f/8.5 SC + CCD

MPC C90 - Obs. El Sueño (Vinyols - Tarragona)

Juan Lozano

juanlo@ono.com

 

MPC I57 Obs. Elche

TEL 0.25-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
 

MPC I78 Obs Principia (Málaga)

TEL 0.25 m f/6.6 SC + CCD

MPC I84 - Obs. Cerro del Viento

TEL 0.20 m f/6.3 SC+ CCD

MPC I96 - Obs. Hyperion

TEL 0.25 m. f/3.6 Newtonian reflector + CCD

MPC J01 Obs. Cielo Profundo

TEL 0.23 m. f/10 SC + CCD

MPC J05 Obs. Bootes (Boecillo - Valladolid)

MPC J10 - Obs. Alicante

TEL 0.20 m f/5 reflector + CCD

José Francisco Hernández

altamira_obs@yahoo.es

MPC J24 Obs. Altamira de Fasnia - Tenerife

MPC J30 Obs. Ventilla

TEL 0.15 m. f/5 reflector+CCD

José Carlos Millan

josecarlosm@hotmail.com

MPC J35 - Obs. Tucci

Felipe Gómez Pinilla

fgpinilla@gmail.com

MPC J36 - Obs. Diezalaonce (Illana)

Telescope: 0.25-m f/3.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain

Faustino García
faustino.garcia@gmail.com

 

MPC J38 - Obs. La Vara, Valdés (Asturias)

 
Telescope: RCX 400 10"

CCD: ST9

AOL

T/114   S/C 8"

Juan Antonio Moreno Quesada

jamp_obs_igc@telefonica.net

MPC J39 - Obs. Astronómico de Ingenio "Juan Moreno"  OAIJM (Ingenio - Gran Canaria)

José María Ruiz

spiri@wanadoo.es

MPC J40 Obs. Málaga 

Telescope: 0.20-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD
 

César Piret

asociacionaal@hotmail.com

MPC J46 Obs. Montaña Blanca - Lanzarote

Telescope: LX200 8" f3.5
CCD: Luna 0.4b

 

Gustavo Muler

gustavomuler@hotmail.com

 

MPC J47 Obs. Nazaret

 Latitude: 29.0041 N Degrees
Longitude: 13.5560 W Degrees
Elevation: 230 meters
 
Telescope: LX 200 12" GPS
Focal Ratio: f/1884 mm
 

Telescope: apo 80

Focal Ratio: f.6

CCD: Sbig ST-8 XME - AO-8
Field of View: 24 X 18     arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 9nm: 0.87  (bin. 2 x 2) 1.95

 

Telescope: LX 200 8"
Focal Ratio: f/3.5

CCD: Sbig ST-7 E
Field of View: 33 X 22  arcminutes
Pixel Size :  2.62"/ pixel

Juan Antonio Henriquez

jahensan@gmail.com

 

MPC J51 Obs. Atlante

 Latitude: 28.4649 N Degrees
 Longitude: 16.2710 W Degrees
 Elevation: 149 meters
 
 Telescope: Vixen Visac 200 mm
 Focal Ratio: f/9
 
 CCD: ST9
 Field of View: 19 x 19 en bin. 1 x 1
 Pixel Size: 2.29"/pixel

Oscar Canales Moreno

canalesmoreno@yahoo.es
ocanalesmoreno@gmail.com

 

 

MPC J52 Obs. Pinsoro

 http://astrosurf.com/videoastro

 Latitude: 42.1990 Degrees
 Longitude: -1.3392 Degrees
 Elevation: 360 meters
 
 Telescope: Celestron C11
 
 CCD: Mintron 12V6-EX (Videocamera)
 Field of View: 15.9 x 11.8 arcminutes
 Pixel Size (Scale): 1.24 x 1.23 arcseconds
 

Rafael Benavides
rafaelbenpal@gmail.com

 

MPC J53 Obs. Posadas

http://algieba.blogalia.com/

 

Latitude: 37.8019 N Degrees
Longitude: 8.1072 W Degrees
Elevation: 91 meters

Telescope: S/C 280 mm f/10; Refractor 150 mm

Focal Ratio: f/8

Refractor 102 mm f/5

8 x 56 binoculars
 

 

CCD: Atik 16 HR

Field of View: 22.1' x 16.5'
Pixel Size (Scale):  1.91" x 1.91"

 

José Luis Doreste & Rosa Morales
jdoreste@hgt.es

MPC J55 - Observatorio Los Altos de Arguineguin  
Latitude:                   Degrees
Longitude                  Degrees
Elevation:                   meters

Telescope: 0.36m s/c

Focal ration: f/ 4

CCD

Fernando López
flopezpe@telefonica.net

MPC J63 Obs. San Gabriel - (Alicante)
http://astrosurf.com/mxastroccd
Latitude: 38.3294 Degrees
Longitude: 0.5169 Degrees
Elevation: 50 meters

Telescope: Celestron C5 5”- S/C 125 mm
Focal Ratio: f/4.92

CCD:  Starlight Xpres MX-716
Field of View: 36.1 x 27.0 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.88 x 2.78 arcseconds

Quality sky: Urban observatory, male 4.

 

José García Moreno
moreno2004@telefonica.net

MPC J64 - Observatorio La Mata

http://www.telefonica.net/web/astroclub
La Mata - Torrevieja - Alicante

Telescopio: Meade LX 200 GPS 8"
Focal ration: f/5.1

CCD ST7 XME-S + ST237

Enrique Arce
enrique@hfsystem.net

MPC J67 - Observatorio Vallbona  

http://www.hfsystem.net/Astro
 

Latitude:39.6400 Degrees
Longitude: 0.5333 Degrees
Elevation: 166.7 meters

 

Telescope: Meade LX 200 GPS 10”

Focal ration: f/ 1170 mm

 

CCD Sbig ST7 XME
 

Otros:

            Rueda portafiltros Sbig CW8 (5 filtros) filtros astrométricos y LRGB

            Reductor de focal Meade 3.3

            Software control cámara: Maxim DL

            Software planetario: TheSky

            Software astrométrico: Astrometrica, PinPoint

            Software enfoque: FocusMax

            URL:

José Antonio de los Reyes & Sensi Pastor
observamurcia@observamurcia.com

MPC J76 Obs. La Murta - Carrascoy (Murcia)
http://www.observamurcia.com
Latitude: 37.5040 Degrees
Longitude: 1.1217 Degrees
Elevation: Meade 400 meters

Telescope: S/C 400
Focal Ratio: f/6.4

CCD : SBIG ST-9XE
Field of View: 9.22 x 9.22 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 1.08 x 1.08 arcseconds

Richard Miles
rmiles.btee@btinternet.com

MPC J77 - Golden Hill Observatory  
Latitude: 357.5947 Degrees
 

Telescope: SCT 28 cm

Joaquín Sánchez
elcaracas@elcaracas.com

MPC J78 Obs. El Mirador de Murcia(Murcia)

http://www.elcaracas.com

Latitude:38.0147Degrees
Longitude:1.175Degrees
 Elevation: 150meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 254mm
Focal Ratio f/8.9

CCD: SBIG ST-9XE.
Field of View: 15.6 x 15.6 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale):1.83x 1.83 arcseconds 
 

Paco Montalban
FRJOMONROD@telefonica.net

MPC J79, Observatorio de Calarreona (Aguilas - Murcia)
Latitude: 37.3896 Degrees
Longitude: -1.6168 Degrees
Elevation: 50 meters

Telescopio: Meade LX 200 10"
Focal ratio: f/10

CCD: ST9
Field of View:23 x 23 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 1.6 x 1.6arcseconds

Juan Lacruz
juan.lacruz@yahoo.com

MPC J87 Obs. La Cañada (Ávila)
Latitude: 40.6050Degrees
Longitude: 4.4916 Degrees
Elevation: 1400 meters

Telescope: S/C 305mm
Focal Ratio: f/6

CCD: ST-9I
Field of View: 20 x 20 arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale): 2.5 x 2.5 arcseconds

John Fletcher
jfmto@blueyonder.co.uk

MPC J93 Mount Tuffley Observatory (Gloucester, United Kingdom)
Latitude:Degrees 02º.2574
Longitude:Degrees 51º.8309
Elevation:meters

Telescope: Meade LX200 10”
Focal ratio: f/6.3

CCD: Starlight Express
Field of View:23.5x 17.5arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale):3.75 x 3.62 arcseconds

MPC J95 - Great Shefford Obs.

Toni Climent

TONICLIMENTGAR@yahoo.es

MPC J97 – Alginet (Valencia)
Latitude:39.1500 Degrees
Longitude: 0.28 Degrees  West
Elevation:31meters

Telescope: Meade LX 200 -S/C 254 mm
Focal ratio: f/5

CCD: Sbig ST7 ME - CHIP KAF-0402ME

Campo Imagen: 18x12 min.
Antiblooming: No.
Corrección: Dark Flat
Longitud focal = 1300mm.
Anchura de pixel =9µm, Altura de pixel = 9µm,
Resolucion Pixel: 1.4" x 1.4".
Abertura fotometrica: 10x10
Software fotometría:  FOCAS II
Software astrometría: FOCASII y Astrometrica.
Catálogo: UCAC2 en astrometria.USNO A2.0 en fotometria.
Comentarios:Exposición: 60sec, 120sec y hasta 180sec.

Quality sky& tipycal seeing : Urban observatory, male 4 and 3,5-4 arcsec seeing.

Luis & Salvador Lahuerta
luisiana@ctv.es

MPC J98 - Observatorio Manises (Valencia)  
Latitude:39.4933 Degrees
Longitude: 0.4663 Degrees
Elevation: 60 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 254 mm
Focal ration: f/4.1-f/6.8

CCD Starlight Xpress MX-516
Field of View:15.50 x 11.55 arcminutes

Pixel Size (Scale): 1.86x 2.39arcseconds

Francsico Soldán
fsarrakis@gmail.com

MPC Z74 - Obs. Amanecer de Arrakis

Alcalá de Guadaira (Sevilla)

  
Latitude: 37 20 02.62 N
Longitude: 5 50 37.85 W
Elevation: 45 meters

Telescope: S/C 0.2 m. f/7.0 + CCD

Vicente J. Molina
vjmolina@yahoo.es

 

Observatorio en Santa Pola - Alicante  

http://www.buscandocometas.com

Latitude: 0º 33' 6" W
Longitude: 38º 11' 32" N         
 

Telescope: Meade LX 200 10"

Focal ration: f/ 4,3 con reductor Celestron 0.63

 

CCD Sbig ST7-XME

Resolución: 1,7"

Gabriel Medina
pulsar9555@yahoo.es

Observatorio en Almeria  
Latitude:36º 30' 19.8" N
Longitude 2º 16' 30.4" W
Elevation:42 meters

Telescope: 0.178 m 

Focal ration: f/8

CCD  - Canon 350D

Juan José González Suárez
jjgonzalez@telecable.es
Observations from Asturias, León, and the Cantabrian Mountains,
when possible, prime sites are Sierra del Aramo (Asturias) y Aralla (León)
Telescope: 203 mm S/C (Meade LX-200 GPS), M/C 102 mm.
Focal: f/10 (+ reducer to f/6.3)
[Also uses binoculars 25x100, 11x80, 7x50 , 4x30]
Estimation method: Sidgewick, Bobrovnikoff, Morrris,
In-focus (according to comet morphology).

Faustino García
faustogc@ya.com
Observations from Asturias
Telescope: Reflector 114 mm;S/C 203 ,Binoculars 11x80 – R60
Estimation method: Argelander ; Bobrovnikoff

 Carlos Labordena
clabordena2@yahoo.es
Observations from Castellon and Tossal Gros
Telescope: S/C 200 ; S/C 235 ; Refractor 102

Prismáticos 80 x 11
Estimation method: Sidgewick, Bobrovnikoff, Morris.

Rafael Benavides
 rafaelbenpal@terra.es

http://algieba.blogalia.com/

Observatorions from Posadas (Córdoba)
Telescope: S/C 235 mm f/10; Refractor 150 mm f/8
Estimation method Sidgewick, Bobrovnikoff, Argelander

Astrometría: Videocámara Mintron Modelo MTV-12V6-EX

Valentin Díaz
 vdiaz@cnoo.es
Observatorions from Murcia
Telescope: Newton 200 mm f/6 ; MN 127 mm f/6

Binoculares: 20 x 80; 7 x 50 ; 5 x 25 ; 10 x 50 ; 25 x 150

Estimation method Sidgewick, Bobrovnikoff, Morris

 

 Pedro Girona
Observatorions from Murcia
Telescope: Zeiss 85 ; MN 152 mm f/6 Dobson

Estimation method Sidgewick, Bobrovnikoff, Morris

Martin Mobberley
martin.mobberley@btinternet.com

Cockfield Observatory
 http://uk.geocities.com/martinmobberley
Latitude: 52.1600
Longitude: 0.7733
Elevation: 85 metres

Telescope: S/C 350 mm
Focal ratio: f/7.7

CCD: SBIG ST9XE

Pixel size (Scale): 1.5 x 1.5 arcseconds