Daily Archive: August 27, 2012

Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) and M 15

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) and M 15

This image shows comet Garradd while apparently meeting the globular cluster Messier 15 in Pegasus, on 2 Aug. 2011. A mosaic with two images was done, in order to cover both the objects, still...

Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Comet C/2009 R1 has been a very interesting object in June 2010, when it reached a nice brightness, becoming visible to the naked eye. This image is a deep view on this comet, captured...

Comet 103P/Hartley 2

Comet 103P/Hartley 2

  Comet 103P/Hartley 2 has been a very important target, when in Nov. 2010 it had a flyby with the Deep Impact spacecraft, as part of the EPOXI mission. This image is a deep...