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Albert Sanchez
Bernard Guillaud-Saumu
Dave Adalian http://parkingorbit.blogspot.com/
David Hoover
David Strange
Dmitry Chestnov
Ed Murray
Eric J. Christensen
Filip Fratev
J.P.Navarro
JjinZ zhao
Joel Nicolas
Kevin Conod
Peter van Grijfland
Sachindra Karanth
Tony Beresford
Will Godward
Pepe Manteca http://www.manteka.com S/C14" + st9 + ST2000XCM Observatorio de Begues MPC 170
Toni Scarmato http://
Australia Con Stoitsis Caulfield, Victoria I am 41 years of age, and been a observer since the age of 10. I have other Astronomical interests, but comet observation and analysis, is my first passion. I use the following instruments 12 Inch F5 Dobsonian 8 Inch F6 Dobsonian 12x70mm Binoculars
Argentina Adrian Paulo Arquiola
Argentina Dr Salvador Aguirre http://www.cielosur.com/mensajero/
Argentina Luis Mansilla Rosario http://cometas.astronomiaonline.com luismansilla.jpg
Argentina Walter Rubén Robledo Córdoba El Cóndor Observatory I21, Celestron 20cm Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
Australia Andrew Pearce
Australia Chris Wyatt Walcha NSW 20cm Celestron Ultima SCT (f:10, f:6.3) ; 25cm GSO Dobsonian ( f:5 ) ; 7x50 B and 10x50 B. All obs visual
Australia Dave Herald Canberra
Australia David Higgins Canberra davidhiggins.jpg
Australia David Nicholls Canberra http://www.dcnicholls.com
Australia David Seargent
Australia Jim Gifford. Glenlynn jimgifford.jpg
Australia John Broughton Gold Coast
Australia Lance Arnold Perth
Australia Michael Horn Queensland
Australia Michael Mattiazzo Castlemaine Victoria http://www.yp-connect.net/~mmatti/ michaelmattiazzo.jpg
Australia Paul Floyd http://www.paulfloyd.id.au
Australia Robert McNaught Coonabarabran
Australia Terry Lovejoy Brisbane
Australia Vello Tabur Wanniassa, Canberra http://www.tip.net.au/~vello
Australia Donna Burton Coonabarabran, New South Wales http://ladycomethunter.blogspot.com/ I am from Coonabarabran and have worked with Rob McNaught I also chase comets with my 12" Dob.
Australia Alan Watson Melbourne http://cometal.bigblog.com.au/index.do
Australia Gordon Garradd Tamworth, New South Wales Catalina Sky Survey
Australia Rob Kau Bright, Victoria http://robsastropics.googlepages.com/
Austria Bernhard Hubl Micheldorf
Austria Burkhard Leitner Graz http://www.kometarium.com Orion ED100, Vixen VC200L, Skywatcher ED66, Starlight MX716, Canon 300Da
Austria Gerald Rhemann Vienna
Austria Michael Jaeger Weißenkirchen
Austria Mike Androsch Oberneukirchen mikeandrosch.jpg
Austria Wolfgang Vollmann Vienna
Austria M. Pietschnig Alter Satzberg, Vienna http:// 0.35-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
Belarus Vitali Nevski Vitebsk http://www.nevski.nm.ru/eng/
Belarus Sergey E. Shurpakov Baran http://www.taurusskystars.narod.ru Observatory Taurus-1, A98, 410 mm Newton, 190 mm Newton, 150 mm Newton, 80 mm APO... + ccd Artemis 285AL, DSI PRO
Belgium Alfons Diepvens Balen http://users.telenet.be/diepvens/cometimages/index.html 150mm F8 Refractor 10Micron GM2000 QCI GoTo Mount Canon 40D DSLR alfonsdiepvens.jpg
Belgium Erik Bryssinck Kruibeke http://www.astronomie.be/erik.bryssinck C11 telescope + 10Micron QM2000 QCI mount erikbryssinck.jpg
Belgium Frans van Loo Genk fransvanloo.jpg
Belgium Guiseppe Canonaco Genk
Belgium Koen Van der Auwera Muizen http://www.deepskylog.be/comets/
Brasil Alexandre Amorim Florianopolis/SC http://costeira1.astrodatabase.net
Brasil Avelino Alves http://br.geocities.com/varalves/ avelinoalves.jpg
Brasil Marco Goiato Araçatuba
Brazil Raquel Shida
Brazil Wilian Carlos de Souza Sao Paulo williansouza.jpg
Brazil M. Goiato Aracatuba http:// 22-cm reflector
Canada Ellen Papenburg Drayton, ON ellenpapenburg.jpg
Canada Pierre Laporte Quebec
China Quanzhi Ye Guangzhou
China Wentao Xu Guangzhou
Czech Republic Jakub Cerny jakubcerny.jpg
Czech Republic Kamil Hornoch
Czech Republic Martin Lehký Hradec Kralove http://astro.sci.muni.cz/lehky/comet.html astrometry of comets and mp photometry of mp MPC 048 Hradec Kralove 0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD http://astro.sci.muni.cz/lehky/astrometry.html visual observations of comets 0.42-m f/5 reflector (dobson) binoculars 25x100 0.25-m f/4.2 reflector ... and many others:) martinlehky.jpg
Czech Republic Martin Mašek Liberec http://cassi.astronomie.cz 12" dobson F 5.6 martinmasek.jpg
France Denis Wallian Rémering-Lès-Puttelange
France Francois Kugel Nice http://pagesperso-orange.fr/fkometes/index.html fkugel.jpg
France Jean-Pierre Masviel http://astrosurf.com/jpmasviel
France Nicolas Biver
France Stephane Garro http://perso.orange.fr/stephane.garro
France Stephane Ttakbou Wormhout http://napac.free.fr Observatoire de l'ancienne abbaye, A11, T180 Newton,Sigma Apo 300 mm,CCD Audine Kaf 3200 ME
Germany Albert Schroeder Bad Salzdedfurth
Germany André Wulff Hamburg http://www.kometeninfo.de andrewulff.jpg
Germany Andreas Kammerer Malsch andreaskammerer.jpg
Germany Bernd Brinkmann Herne http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Bernd.A.Brinkmann/index.html
Germany Bernd Gaehrken
Germany Bernhard Haeusler Maidbronn http://www.amication.de/Bernhards_Comet_Project/index.htm berndhaeusler.jpg
Germany Cai-Uso Wohler caiusowohler.jpg
Germany Christian Fuchs Zeitlarn
Germany Christian Harder Fintel http://www.heidescoper.de visual: 16" 1:4 Newton 8" 1:4 Newton, photo: 10" 1:6 Newton
Germany Daniel Fischer Koenigswinter
Germany David Bender Braesen
Germany Dieter Schubert Pluederhausen dieterschubert.jpg
Germany Dr. Volker Kasten Garbsen
Germany Dr. Werner Celnik Rheinberg
Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber Mainz comet discoverer
Germany Gerhard Gramm Hueffenhardt
Germany Gunnar Glitscher
Germany Hartwig Luethen Hamburg
Germany Heinrich Jahn Nebel
Germany Heinz Kerner Faßberg heinzkerner.jpg
Germany Jan Gensler Bad Neustadt
Germany Jens Briesemeister Magdeburg
Germany Joerg Kopplin Altenburg joergkopplin.jpg
Germany Josef Mueller Irmtraut
Germany Juergen Linder Durmersheim juergenlinder.jpg
Germany Konrad Horn Bovenden http://www.konradhorn.de
Germany Maik Meyer Limburg http://www.comethunter.de maikmeyer.jpg
Germany Matthias Achternbosch Offenburg
Germany Michael Moeller Timmendorfer Strand
Germany Michael Buechner Nandlstadt
Germany Michael Hahn Kiel
Germany Michael Hauss Liederbach am Taunus
Germany Norbert Mrozek Hagen norbermrozek.jpg
Germany Otto Guthier Heppenheim
Germany Sebastian F. Hoenig Bonn
Germany Stefan Beck Holzgerlingen
Germany Thorsten Boeckel Germerswang
Germany Uwe Pilz Leipzig uwepilz.jpg
Germany Uwe Wohlrab Schoenebeck
Germany Volkmar Koch Buchloe
Germany Walter Kutschera Feldatal
Germany Werner Hasubick Buchloe
Germany Wolfgang Meyer Berlin
Germany Wolfgang Renz Karlsruhe
Germany Christian Overhaus Borken http:// station B59
Germany Johannes Kohr http://
Germany Bernd Thinius Potsdam http://
Germany Thorsten Zilch Dortmund http://
Great Britain David Evans Birmingham http://www.dvso.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk davidevans.jpg
Great Britain Martin Mobberley Bury Saint Edmunds http://uk.geocities.com/martinmobberley/Comets.html martinmobberley.jpg
Great Britain Peter Birtwhistle Newbury http://www.birtwhistle.org peterbirtwhistle.jpg
Great Britain Richard Miles Sherborne
Great Britain Stephen McCann Southampton
Great Britain Alan Cahill Gloucester http://www.mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Abbeydale Observatory, MPC Code J94
Greece Manos Kardasis Glyfada-Athens Meade LX 200 10", f/10, 20x60 binocular, 10x50 binocular
Greece Manos Kardasis http://www.hellas-astro.gr/gate.php?topic=comets&lang=en
Hawaii USA Mike Linnolt (Dillingham, Hawaii)
Hungary Sandor Szabo and Zoltan Toth Sopron
Hungary Gábor Sánta Szeged Szeged Observatory Foundation, ccd and visual observations, ccd: f/3 0.4m telescope+ST-7, visual: 10x50 binoculars, 0.07m refractor, 0.13m reflector, 0.22m reflector, 0.25m reflector - making drawings
Iceland Jamison Turnbull Keflavik jamisonturnbull.jpg
India Amar A. Sharma Bangalore, Karnataka amarsharma.jpg
India Onkar Dixit Marmagao
India Y Pavan Kumar Sarma Aurangabad Maharashtra
Iran Babak Amin Tafreshi http://www.asiac.ir
Ireland David Moore Dublin http://www.astronomy.ie davidmoore.jpg
Italy Danilo Pivato Roma, Casal Lumbroso http://www.danilopivato.com
Italy Dr. Riccardo Robitschek Milano
Italy Ernesto Guido Castelammare di Stabia http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/ ernestoguido.jpg
Italy Giannantonio Milani Padova
Italy Giovanni Sostero Udine giovannisostero.jpg
Italy Giuseppe Pappa Mascalucia giuseppepappa.jpg
Italy Luca Buzzi Varese Schiaparelli Observatory, 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
Italy Luciano Lai
Italy Rolando Ligustri Udine rolandoligustri.jpg
Italy Simone Bolzoni http://astrosurf.com/sheratan/
Italy Gianluca Masi  Ceccano http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/ Photometric observations of NEOs gianlucamasi.jpg
Italy T. Scarmato Calabria http:// 25-cm reflector + CCD
Italy Virgilio Gonano Udine i do astrometry of comets and sometimes confirmation of comets from the necop list
Italy L. Tesi San Marcello Pistoiese http:// 0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD MPEC 2008-Y53
Japan Hidetako Sato Tokyo
Japan Hirohisa Sato Sukagawa Fukushima
Japan Seiichi Yoshida
Japan Tony Farkas Okinawa http://heliospheric-labs.com Comets Imaging Mailinglist
Japan Ken-ichi Kadota http://
Japan Hiroshi Abe http://
Japan M. Tsumura Wakayama http:// 35-cm reflector + CCD
Japan K. Yoshimoto Hirao, Yamaguchi http:// 16-cm reflector + CCD
Japan Y. Ikari Moriyama http:// 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD MPEC 2008-Y53
Mexico Alberto Leon Estacion La Arboleda Toluca
N. Ireland Martin Mc Kenna Maghera http://www.nightskyhunter.com martinmckenna.jpg
New Zealand John Drummond Gisborne http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz Possum Observatory (IAU Code: E94, 41cm f4.5 Meade Newtonian (x2) 20cm f4 Vixen Newtonian ED 80 f7.5 Skywatcher refractor SBIG STL11000M CCD Canon 350D DSLR johndrummond.jpg
New Zealand Paul Kemp Auckland
New Zealand Rodney Austin New Plymouth, Taranaki rodneyaustin.jpg
New Zealand Stuart T. Rae Hamilton, Waikato http://members.tripod.com/StuartRae/index.htm
Norway Bjorn H. Granslo Fjellhamar
Norway J. Qvam Borrevannet, Horten http:// 0.46-m reflector + CCD
Poland Adam Hurcewicz Bialystok adamhurcewicz.jpg
Poland Ireneusz Wlodarczyk Chorzow, Slaskie
Poland Maciej Reszelski
Poland Michal Drahus
Poland Michal Kusiak
Poland Piotr Guzik
Poland M. L. Paradowski Dabrowa http:// 0.25-m reflector
Poland Marcin Filipek Jerzmanowice 165/1200 Newton, 300/1800 Newton, 20x66 binocular, 25x100 binocular
Portugal Alfredo Pereira
Portugal Ana Paula da Silva Correia
Portugal José Rodrigues Ribeiro
Portugal José Fernando Alves Gonçalves Sintra http:// I am 43 years of age, and been an observer since the age of 20. I have other astronomical interests (eclipses, meteors, planets, deep-sky, etc.) but my principal passion have always been comet observing. I have seen so far 32 comets (the first was C/1987 P1 Bradfield). I use mostly binoculars ( 8X30 and 10X50 ) and sometimes a 114mm reflector. comets-ml
Romania Sorin Hotea Sighetu-Marmatiei http://www.astroclubul.org/sorin
Romania Alex Conu Bucharest http://www.skyphotographers.com I'm a fashion photographer. I'm also the head of the Photographic Commission of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy. Astronomy has always been my hobby and I'm interested in comets, meteors, eclipses, occultations, deep sky and astrophotography. I use the following instruments: William Optics 7x50 ED binoculars, BORG 77 EDII refractor, 150mm f/8 Dobsonian, 200mm Meade SC alexconu.jpg
Russia Stanislav Korotkiy Moscow http://www.astroalert.su/ stanislavkorotkiy .jpg
Russia Artyom Novichonok Konchezero http://www.severastro.narod.ru 6-cm refractor, 13-cm reflector (Newton), 8x35 B, 7x50 B, 15x80 B, Monoculars: 10x25, 22x50, All obs visual now
Schweiz Christian Rusch St. Gallen
Scotland Eric Walker ericwalker.jpg
Slovakia Svetozár Stefecek
Slovakia Tibor Csorgei Blahova 350/1500 Dobsonian, 100/1000 ref, 7x50 B and 15x50 B., All obs visual
Slovenia Javor Kac
Slovenia Jure Atanackov
Slovenia. Jure Zakrajsek
South Africa T. Green
South Africa T. Jones
South Africa Tim P. Cooper
South Australia Fraser Farrell
Spain Antonio Garrigós Sánchez Barcelona 0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector
Spain Carlos Segarra
Spain Esteban Reina Lorenz Masquefa-Barcelona http://www.astrosurf.com/masquefa232 Observatori de Masquefa - MPC 232 Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3 CCD Sbig ST7
Spain Jose Carvajal Avila
Spain Jose Pablo Navarro Pina Murcia
Spain Josep M. Aymami Tiana
Spain Juan Antonio Henríquez Santana Santa Cruz de Tenerife http://atlante.org.es Losmandy G11+ Gemini + Vixen Visac (200, f/9) +TCF-S+ ST-9XE
Spain Juan Jose Gonzalez Oviedo http://www.perihelio.org Visual observations from Asturias - León - Cantabrian Mountains ( N. Spain ). Telescopes: SC 203 mm (Meade LX-200 GPS), SN 152 mm, MC 102 mm. Binoculars 25x100, 11x80, 10x50, 7x50 , 4x30. juangonzalez.jpg
Spain Juan Manuel San Juan
Spain Paco Ocaña Madrid
Spain Juan Lacruz Avila http://www.lacanada.es/
Spain Gustavo Muler Schteinman Lanzarote island, Canary islands http://www.astrosurf.com/nazaret Observatorio Nazaret J47 LX 200 12" St-8 xme
Spain Jordi Camarasa Roura Sabadell, Barcelona Observatory Paus MPC B49, Telescope 0.25 f:4 Schmid/Newton,CCD ST7-XMNE
Spain Diego Rodriguez http://astrosurf.com/blazar/inicio.html
Spain Javier Temprano Santander http://www.astrosurf.com/linceot/ Observatorio Linceo - MPC J59 Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3 CCD Sbig ST7 Comets-ml
Spanien Ramon Naves +Montse Campàs Cabrils - Barcelona http://www.astrosurf.com/cometas Obs. Montcabrer - MPC 213 Meade 12" LX200 f5 SBIG ST8
Sweden Timo Karhula
Switzerland Barbara Burtscher Zuerich barbaraburtscher.jpg
Switzerland Peter Ens Sursee Luzern peterens.jpg
The Netherlands Alex Scholten Eerbeek
The Netherlands Reinder J. Bouma
The Netherlands Albert van Duin Beilen http://astropix.nl
The Netherlands Guus Gilein Noordwijk My main interests are variable star and comet observing Instruments: 36,8 cm f/4,5 Starsplitter Dobson 15 cm f/8, 12,7 cm f/6,5 and 8 cm f/5 refractors (achromats) 10x50, 20x60 and 20x/30x/37x 100mm (90 degree) binoculars
Ukraine A. Baransky Lisnyky http:// 0.70-m reflector + CCD
USA Alan Hale Cloudcroft http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/comupdate.html
USA Ben Hudgens Stephenville TX
USA Brad Young Tulsa,
USA Brian Adams Zumbrota, MN
USA Brian Cudnik Columbus, Texas
USA Carey Johnson San Diego careyjohnson.jpg
USA Charles Bell Vicksburg, Mississippi http://www.cometskies.com 0.3-m f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD charlesbell.jpg
USA Charlie Trump Charlestown, IN charlietrump.jpg
USA Cordell-Lorenz Observatory Sewanee, TN
USA Dave Hoover Seattle WA
USA David Levy Tucson, AZ http://www.jarnac.org/
USA Dennis O'Day Jacksonville, FL dennisoday.jpg
USA Dennis Persyk Hampshire, IL http://dpersyk.home.att.net
USA Don Machholz Colfax, CA http://www.thecomethunter.com/
USA Donn Mukensnable Kamuela, HI
USA Doug Snyder Palominas, AZ
USA Dr. D. T. Durig Sewanee, TN
USA Dr. P. Clay Sherrod Conway, AR http://www.arksky.org/
USA Ed Cannon Austin Texas
USA Eddie Mahoney Maui, Hawaii
USA Frank Gutowski Oviedo, FL
USA Gary Hug Farpoint Sandlot Observatory, 0.56-m reflector + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
USA Gary W. Kronk Saint Jakob, IL http://cometography.com/kronk_observatory/kronk_observatory.html
USA Greg Crinklaw Cloudcroft New Mexico
USA Jeff Bennett Ojai Valley, CA http://www.lalunasky.com
USA John and Jane K Rockville, MD johnk.jpg
USA John Bortle
USA John Sabia Clark Summit, PA
USA Jose Magsaysay San Diego, CA josemagsaysay.jpg
USA Tony Hoffmann New York http://
USA Mark S Deprest Ann Arbor, MI markdeprest.jpg
USA Michael Doyle Charlottesville, VA
USA Mike Holloway Van Buren, AR
USA Mike Mattei Littleton, MA mikemattei.jpg
USA Patrick Stonehouse Wolverine, MI, http://patstonehouse.blogspot.com/ discovered Comet C/1998/H1
USA Phil Creed Canton, OH
USA Ralph Aguirre Sacramento, CA ralphaguirre.jpg
USA Robert G. Warren Cleveland, TN
USA Steve E. Farmer Jr. Ty Ty - GA http://www.cometary.net stevefarmer.jpg
USA Alex Gibbs Tucscon, AZ Catalina Sky Survey
USA Andrea Boattini Tucscon, AZ Catalina Sky Survey
USA Bob King Duluth, MN http://www.areavoices.com/astrobob
USA Bob Terrell Abilene, Texas Heart O'Texas Observatory, 12' X 14' Roll Off Big Country Astronomy Club, Celestron CPC 11" Celestron Nexstar GPS 8", MallinCam Hyper Plus Color, Meade DSIC
USA Dave Kodama Cerritos, CA http://www.eanet.com/kodama/astro/index-comets.htm
USA Edward Beshore Tucscon, AZ Catalina Sky Survey
USA James R. Schofer Beaumont, CA http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrs63/ Meade 10"LX200 GPS f5, Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome, 8x10 Roll Off
USA Richard Hill Tucscon, AZ http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/ Jim Loudon Obs and Catalina Sky Survey
USA Richard Kowalski Tucscon, AZ Catalina Sky Survey
USA Rick H. Bakersfield, CA http://www.freewebs.com/dently2
USA Steve Larson Tucscon, AZ Catalina Sky Survey
USA Tristan DiLapo Colden, NY http://
USA C. W. Hergenrother Tucson-Winterhaven http:// 0.31-m f/5 reflector + CCD
Venezuela Jesus Guerrero
Yugoslavia Aleksandar Ilicic
Zimbabwe David Pringle-Wood
Zimbabwe Mike Begbie