Avisos / Warning


Contributing observers and equipment list:

 

CCD photometry

 

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
ramonnaves@telefonica.net
mcampas@telefonica.net

MPC 213 Obs. Montcabrer - Cabrils (Barcelona)
http://astrosurf.com/cometas
Latitude: 41.5160 Degrees

Longitude: 2.3830 Degrees
Elevation: 126 meters

Telescope: Meade S/C 305 mm
Focal Ratio: f/5.5

CCD: SBIG ST-9E
Field of View: 19.7x 19.7 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.3 x 2.3 arcseconds

 Sistema de óptica adaptativa: AO7 Sbig

Esteban Reina
estrei@telefonica.net

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

 

Rolando Ligustri
rolando.ligustri@tin.it

MPC 235 Talmassons Obs. - Italy

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)

Sistema de óptica adaptativa: AO7 Sbig

Rueda porta filtros CFW-9 Sbig + Filtros V-R-I-C2

 

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

 

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

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

 

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.
mpca10@wanadoo.es

MPC A10  Observatori Astronomic de Corbera - (Barcelona)

http://www.ciberpyme.com/obastcor
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

 

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

Fernando P. Tifner
fernandotifner@hotmail.com
 
MPC I32 Obs. Astronómico Beta Orionis
Latitude: 32,9808 S
Longitude: 60,6536 W 
Elevation:  20 msnm
Telescope: SCT 10" - Meade LX200GPS 10"
Focal Ratio: f/5,5
CCD: Sbig ST402ME - chip KAF402me
Field of View:  17,1´ x 11,4´  arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale):   1.34"/pixel 
José Francisco Hernández
altamira_obs@yahoo.es

Obs. Altamira de Fasnia - Tenerife - MPC J24

Latitude: 16º 26' 32" W
Longitude: 28º 14' 46" N 
Elevation:  596 m.
Telescope: Meade LX200GPS 16"
Focal Ratio: f/10
Telescope 2: FSQ 106
Focal ratio: f/5
CCD: STL 11K M (monocroma)  - STL 11K CM (color directo)
Field of View:  31´ x 21´  arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale):   1.36"/pixel (bin 3 x 3) 

 

José Carlos Millan
josecarlosm@hotmail.com

MPC J35 - Obs. Tucci

Latitude: 37,7125 N
Longitude: 03,9710 W 
Elevation:  675 m.
Telescope: S/C 235
Focal Ratio: f/10
CCD: Atik 16 HR
Field of View:  40,5' x 30,2'  arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale):   1.74"/pixel 

 

Felipe Gómez Pinilla
fgpinilla@gmail.com

MPC J36 - Obs. El Olivo

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)

Latitude: 27,9200 N
Longitude: 14,4364 W 
Elevation:  290 m.
Telescope: Celestron CEN 0.15-m  Newtonian reflector Montura: Ecuatorial Alemana Meade LXD75
Focal Ratio: f/5
CCD: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M7
Area chip CCD: 6.3 mm x 4.76 mm. Pixeles: 752 x 580
Resolución: bin 1 x 1 2.35"/p
Campo: 29.4 x 22.2 

 

José María Ruiz
spiri@wanadoo.es

Obs. Málaga - MPC J40

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

César Piret
asociacionaal@hotmail.com

Obs. Montaña Blanca - Lanzarote - MPC J46

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
ocanales@able.es
 
 
MPC J52 Obs. Pinsoro
 http://personal.auna.com/oscar

 Latitude: 42.1990 Degrees
 Longitude: -1.3392 Degrees
 Elevation: 360 meters
 
 Telescope: Skywatcher 10"EQ6, Newton 254mm
 Focal Ratio: f/3.1
 
 CCD: Mintron 12V6-EX (Videocamera)
 Field of View: 27.9 x 20.4 arcminutes
 Pixel Size (Scale): 2.3 x 2.1 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

 

Javier Temprano
tempranj@yahoo.es
 
MPC J59. Observatorio Linceo, Santander
http://astrosurf.com/linceot/
Latitude: 43.4664 N Degrees
Longitude: 3.7961 W Degrees
Elevation: 20 m
Telescope: Meade S/C 254 mm
Focal Ratio: f/3.7
CCD: Starlight MX916
Field of View: 32x25 arcminutes
Pixel Size (Scale): 2.6 arcseconds/pixel
 

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

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

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

 

Total visual magnitude estimates

 Joaquin Tapioles
pastorgalactico@wanadoo.es

Observatorio Orion - San Agustín del Pozo (Zamora)
http://perso.wanadoo.es/mizar22/
http://pastorgalactico.blogspot.com/
 

Telescope: Reflector dobson 306 mm , f/4.8 opt. J.L.V
[Also observes with: Refractor SW 150-mm f/8, 12x80 binoculars]
Estimation method: Argelander

 

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

 

CCD Imaging only

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