created: 7.1.2009
NameTown/CityCountryWebRemarksImageSource
A. Baransky Lisnyky Ukraine http:// 0.70-m reflector + CCD
Adam Hurcewicz Bialystok Poland adamhurcewicz.jpg
Adrian Paulo Arquiola Argentina
Alan Cahill Gloucester Great Britain http://www.mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Abbeydale Observatory, MPC Code J94
Alan Hale Cloudcroft USA http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/comupdate.html
Alan Watson Melbourne Australia http://cometal.bigblog.com.au/index.do
Albert Sanchez
Albert Schroeder Bad Salzdedfurth Germany
Albert van Duin Beilen The Netherlands http://astropix.nl
Alberto Leon Estacion La Arboleda Toluca Mexico
Aleksandar Ilicic Yugoslavia
Alex Conu Bucharest Romania 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
Alex Gibbs Tucscon, AZ USA Catalina Sky Survey
Alex Scholten Eerbeek The Netherlands
Alexandre Amorim Florianopolis/SC Brasil http://costeira1.astrodatabase.net
Alfons Diepvens Balen Belgium http://users.telenet.be/diepvens/cometimages/index.html 150mm F8 Refractor 10Micron GM2000 QCI GoTo Mount Canon 40D DSLR alfonsdiepvens.jpg
Alfredo Pereira Portugal
Amar A. Sharma Bangalore, Karnataka India amarsharma.jpg
Ana Paula da Silva Correia Portugal
André Wulff Hamburg Germany http://www.kometeninfo.de andrewulff.jpg
Andrea Boattini Tucscon, AZ USA Catalina Sky Survey
Andreas Kammerer Malsch Germany andreaskammerer.jpg
Andrew Pearce Australia
Antonio Garrigós Sánchez Barcelona Spain 0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector
Artyom Novichonok Konchezero Russia 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
Avelino Alves Brasil http://br.geocities.com/varalves/ avelinoalves.jpg
Babak Amin Tafreshi Iran http://www.asiac.ir
Barbara Burtscher Zuerich Switzerland barbaraburtscher.jpg
Ben Hudgens Stephenville TX USA
Bernard Guillaud-Saumu
Bernd Brinkmann Herne Germany http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Bernd.A.Brinkmann/index.html
Bernd Gaehrken Germany
Bernd Thinius Potsdam Germany http://
Bernhard Haeusler Maidbronn Germany http://www.amication.de/Bernhards_Comet_Project/index.htm berndhaeusler.jpg
Bernhard Hubl Micheldorf Austria
Bjorn H. Granslo Fjellhamar Norway
Bob King Duluth, MN USA http://www.areavoices.com/astrobob
Bob Terrell Abilene, Texas USA 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
Brad Young Tulsa, USA
Brian Adams Zumbrota, MN USA
Brian Cudnik Columbus, Texas USA
Burkhard Leitner Graz Austria http://www.kometarium.com Orion ED100, Vixen VC200L, Skywatcher ED66, Starlight MX716, Canon 300Da
C. W. Hergenrother Tucson-Winterhaven USA http:// 0.31-m f/5 reflector + CCD
Cai-Uso Wohler Germany caiusowohler.jpg
Carey Johnson San Diego USA careyjohnson.jpg
Carlos Segarra Spain
Charles Bell Vicksburg, Mississippi USA http://www.cometskies.com 0.3-m f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD charlesbell.jpg
Charlie Trump Charlestown, IN USA charlietrump.jpg
Chris Wyatt Walcha NSW Australia 20cm Celestron Ultima SCT (f:10, f:6.3) ; 25cm GSO Dobsonian ( f:5 ) ; 7x50 B and 10x50 B. All obs visual
Christian Fuchs Zeitlarn Germany
Christian Harder Fintel Germany http://www.heidescoper.de visual: 16" 1:4 Newton 8" 1:4 Newton, photo: 10" 1:6 Newton
Christian Overhaus Borken Germany http:// station B59
Christian Rusch St. Gallen Schweiz
Con Stoitsis Caulfield, Victoria Australia 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
Cordell-Lorenz Observatory Sewanee, TN USA
Daniel Fischer Koenigswinter Germany
Danilo Pivato Roma, Casal Lumbroso Italy http://www.danilopivato.com
Dave Adalian http://parkingorbit.blogspot.com/
Dave Herald Canberra Australia
Dave Hoover Seattle WA USA
Dave Kodama Cerritos, CA USA http://www.eanet.com/kodama/astro/index-comets.htm
David Bender Braesen Germany
David Evans Birmingham Great Britain http://www.dvso.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk davidevans.jpg
David Higgins Canberra Australia davidhiggins.jpg
David Hoover
David Levy Tucson, AZ USA http://www.jarnac.org/
David Moore Dublin Ireland http://www.astronomy.ie davidmoore.jpg
David Nicholls Canberra Australia http://www.dcnicholls.com
David Pringle-Wood Zimbabwe
David Seargent Australia
David Strange
Denis Wallian Rémering-Lès-Puttelange France
Dennis O'Day Jacksonville, FL USA dennisoday.jpg
Dennis Persyk Hampshire, IL USA http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Diego Rodriguez Spain http://astrosurf.com/blazar/inicio.html
Dieter Schubert Pluederhausen Germany dieterschubert.jpg
Dmitry Chestnov
Don Machholz Colfax, CA USA http://www.thecomethunter.com/
Donn Mukensnable Kamuela, HI USA
Donna Burton Coonabarabran, New South Wales Australia http://ladycomethunter.blogspot.com/ I am from Coonabarabran and have worked with Rob McNaught I also chase comets with my 12" Dob.
Doug Snyder Palominas, AZ USA
Dr Salvador Aguirre Argentina http://www.cielosur.com/mensajero/
Dr. D. T. Durig Sewanee, TN USA
Dr. P. Clay Sherrod Conway, AR USA http://www.arksky.org/
Dr. Riccardo Robitschek Milano Italy
Dr. Volker Kasten Garbsen Germany
Dr. Werner Celnik Rheinberg Germany
Ed Cannon Austin Texas USA
Ed Murray
Eddie Mahoney Maui, Hawaii USA
Edward Beshore Tucscon, AZ USA Catalina Sky Survey
Ellen Papenburg Drayton, ON Canada ellenpapenburg.jpg
Eric J. Christensen
Eric Walker Scotland ericwalker.jpg
Erik Bryssinck Kruibeke Belgium http://www.astronomie.be/erik.bryssinck C11 telescope + 10Micron QM2000 QCI mount erikbryssinck.jpg
Ernesto Guido Castelammare di Stabia Italy http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/ ernestoguido.jpg
Esteban Reina Lorenz Masquefa-Barcelona Spain http://www.astrosurf.com/masquefa232 Observatori de Masquefa - MPC 232 Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3 CCD Sbig ST7
Filip Fratev
Francois Kugel Nice France http://pagesperso-orange.fr/fkometes/index.html fkugel.jpg
Frank Gutowski Oviedo, FL USA
Frans van Loo Genk Belgium fransvanloo.jpg
Fraser Farrell South Australia
Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber Mainz Germany comet discoverer
Gábor Sánta Szeged Hungary 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
Gary Hug Farpoint USA Sandlot Observatory, 0.56-m reflector + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
Gary W. Kronk Saint Jakob, IL USA http://cometography.com/kronk_observatory/kronk_observatory.html
Gerald Rhemann Vienna Austria
Gerhard Gramm Hueffenhardt Germany
Gianluca Masi  Ceccano Italy http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/ Photometric observations of NEOs gianlucamasi.jpg
Giannantonio Milani Padova Italy
Giovanni Sostero Udine Italy giovannisostero.jpg
Giuseppe Pappa Mascalucia Italy giuseppepappa.jpg
Gordon Garradd Tamworth, New South Wales Australia Catalina Sky Survey
Greg Crinklaw Cloudcroft New Mexico USA
Guiseppe Canonaco Genk Belgium
Gunnar Glitscher Germany
Gustavo Muler Schteinman Lanzarote island, Canary islands Spain http://www.astrosurf.com/nazaret Observatorio Nazaret J47 LX 200 12" St-8 xme
Guus Gilein Noordwijk The Netherlands 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
Hartwig Luethen Hamburg Germany
Heinrich Jahn Nebel Germany
Heinz Kerner Faßberg Germany heinzkerner.jpg
Hidetako Sato Tokyo Japan
Hirohisa Sato Sukagawa Fukushima Japan
Hiroshi Abe Japan http://
Ireneusz Wlodarczyk Chorzow, Slaskie Poland
J. Qvam Borrevannet, Horten Norway http:// 0.46-m reflector + CCD
J.P.Navarro
Jakub Cerny Czech Republic jakubcerny.jpg
James R. Schofer Beaumont, CA USA http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrs63/ Meade 10"LX200 GPS f5, Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome, 8x10 Roll Off
Jamison Turnbull Keflavik Iceland jamisonturnbull.jpg
Jan Gensler Bad Neustadt Germany
Javier Temprano Santander Spain http://www.astrosurf.com/linceot/ Observatorio Linceo - MPC J59 Meade S/C 10" LX 200 f3.3 CCD Sbig ST7 Comets-ml
Javor Kac Slovenia
Jean-Pierre Masviel France http://astrosurf.com/jpmasviel
Jeff Bennett Ojai Valley, CA USA http://www.lalunasky.com
Jens Briesemeister Magdeburg Germany
Jesus Guerrero Venezuela
Jim Gifford. Glenlynn Australia jimgifford.jpg
JjinZ zhao
Joel Nicolas
Joerg Kopplin Altenburg Germany joergkopplin.jpg
Johannes Kohr Germany http://
John and Jane K Rockville, MD USA johnk.jpg
John Bortle USA
John Broughton Gold Coast Australia
John Drummond Gisborne New Zealand 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
John Sabia Clark Summit, PA USA
Jordi Camarasa Roura Sabadell, Barcelona Spain Observatory Paus MPC B49, Telescope 0.25 f:4 Schmid/Newton,CCD ST7-XMNE
José Fernando Alves Gonçalves Sintra Portugal 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
Jose Carvajal Avila Spain
Jose Magsaysay San Diego, CA USA josemagsaysay.jpg
Jose Pablo Navarro Pina Murcia Spain
José Rodrigues Ribeiro Portugal
Josef Mueller Irmtraut Germany
Josep M. Aymami Tiana Spain
Juan Antonio Henríquez Santana Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain http://atlante.org.es Losmandy G11+ Gemini + Vixen Visac (200, f/9) +TCF-S+ ST-9XE
Juan Jose Gonzalez Oviedo Spain 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
Juan Lacruz Avila Spain http://www.lacanada.es/
Juan Manuel San Juan Spain
Juergen Linder Durmersheim Germany juergenlinder.jpg
Jure Atanackov Slovenia
Jure Zakrajsek Slovenia.
K. Yoshimoto Hirao, Yamaguchi Japan http:// 16-cm reflector + CCD
Kamil Hornoch Czech Republic
Ken-ichi Kadota Japan http://
Kevin Conod
Koen Van der Auwera Muizen Belgium http://www.deepskylog.be/comets/
Konrad Horn Bovenden Germany http://www.konradhorn.de
L. Tesi San Marcello Pistoiese Italy http:// 0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD MPEC 2008-Y53
Lance Arnold Perth Australia
Luca Buzzi Varese Italy Schiaparelli Observatory, 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
Luciano Lai Italy
Luis Mansilla Rosario Argentina http://cometas.astronomiaonline.com luismansilla.jpg
M. Goiato Aracatuba Brazil http:// 22-cm reflector
M. L. Paradowski Dabrowa Poland http:// 0.25-m reflector
M. Pietschnig Alter Satzberg, Vienna Austria http:// 0.35-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. MPEC 2008-Y53
M. Tsumura Wakayama Japan http:// 35-cm reflector + CCD
Maciej Reszelski Poland
Maik Meyer Limburg Germany http://www.comethunter.de maikmeyer.jpg
Manos Kardasis Glyfada-Athens Greece Meade LX 200 10", f/10, 20x60 binocular, 10x50 binocular
Manos Kardasis Greece http://www.hellas-astro.gr/gate.php?topic=comets&lang=en
Marcin Filipek Jerzmanowice Poland 165/1200 Newton, 300/1800 Newton, 20x66 binocular, 25x100 binocular
Marco Goiato Araçatuba Brasil
Mark S Deprest Ann Arbor, MI USA markdeprest.jpg
Martin Lehký Hradec Kralove Czech Republic 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
Martin Mašek Liberec Czech Republic http://cassi.astronomie.cz 12" dobson F 5.6 martinmasek.jpg
Martin Mc Kenna Maghera N. Ireland http://www.nightskyhunter.com martinmckenna.jpg
Martin Mobberley Bury Saint Edmunds Great Britain http://uk.geocities.com/martinmobberley/Comets.html martinmobberley.jpg
Matthias Achternbosch Offenburg Germany
Michael Buechner Nandlstadt Germany
Michael Doyle Charlottesville, VA USA
Michael Hahn Kiel Germany
Michael Hauss Liederbach am Taunus Germany
Michael Horn Queensland Australia
Michael Jaeger Weißenkirchen Austria
Michael Mattiazzo Castlemaine Victoria Australia http://www.yp-connect.net/~mmatti/ michaelmattiazzo.jpg
Michael Moeller Timmendorfer Strand Germany
Michal Drahus Poland
Michal Kusiak Poland
Mike Androsch Oberneukirchen Austria mikeandrosch.jpg
Mike Begbie Zimbabwe
Mike Holloway Van Buren, AR USA
Mike Linnolt (Dillingham, Hawaii) Hawaii USA
Mike Mattei Littleton, MA USA mikemattei.jpg
Nicolas Biver France
Norbert Mrozek Hagen Germany norbermrozek.jpg
Onkar Dixit Marmagao India
Otto Guthier Heppenheim Germany
Paco Ocaña Madrid Spain
Patrick Stonehouse Wolverine, MI, USA http://patstonehouse.blogspot.com/ discovered Comet C/1998/H1
Paul Floyd Australia http://www.paulfloyd.id.au
Paul Kemp Auckland New Zealand
Pepe Manteca http://www.manteka.com S/C14" + st9 + ST2000XCM Observatorio de Begues MPC 170
Peter Birtwhistle Newbury Great Britain http://www.birtwhistle.org peterbirtwhistle.jpg
Peter Ens Sursee Luzern Switzerland peterens.jpg
Peter van Grijfland
Phil Creed Canton, OH USA
Pierre Laporte Quebec Canada
Piotr Guzik Poland
Quanzhi Ye Guangzhou China
Ralph Aguirre Sacramento, CA USA ralphaguirre.jpg
Ramon Naves +Montse Campàs Cabrils - Barcelona Spanien http://www.astrosurf.com/cometas Obs. Montcabrer - MPC 213 Meade 12" LX200 f5 SBIG ST8
Raquel Shida Brazil
Reinder J. Bouma The Netherlands
Richard Hill Tucscon, AZ USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/ Jim Loudon Obs and Catalina Sky Survey
Richard Kowalski Tucscon, AZ USA Catalina Sky Survey
Richard Miles Sherborne Great Britain
Rick H. Bakersfield, CA USA http://www.freewebs.com/dently2
Rob Kau Bright, Victoria Australia http://robsastropics.googlepages.com/
Robert G. Warren Cleveland, TN USA
Robert McNaught Coonabarabran Australia
Rodney Austin New Plymouth, Taranaki New Zealand rodneyaustin.jpg
Rolando Ligustri Udine Italy rolandoligustri.jpg
Sachindra Karanth
Sandor Szabo and Zoltan Toth Sopron Hungary
Sebastian F. Hoenig Bonn Germany
Seiichi Yoshida Japan
Sergey E. Shurpakov Baran Belarus 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
Simone Bolzoni Italy http://astrosurf.com/sheratan/
Sorin Hotea Sighetu-Marmatiei Romania http://www.astroclubul.org/sorin
Stanislav Korotkiy Moscow Russia http://www.astroalert.su/ stanislavkorotkiy .jpg
Stefan Beck Holzgerlingen Germany
Stephane Garro France http://perso.orange.fr/stephane.garro
Stephane Ttakbou Wormhout France http://napac.free.fr Observatoire de l'ancienne abbaye, A11, T180 Newton,Sigma Apo 300 mm,CCD Audine Kaf 3200 ME
Stephen McCann Southampton Great Britain
Steve E. Farmer Jr. Ty Ty - GA USA http://www.cometary.net stevefarmer.jpg
Steve Larson Tucscon, AZ USA Catalina Sky Survey
Stuart T. Rae Hamilton, Waikato New Zealand http://members.tripod.com/StuartRae/index.htm
Svetozár Stefecek Slovakia
T. Green South Africa
T. Jones South Africa
T. Scarmato Calabria Italy http:// 25-cm reflector + CCD
Terry Lovejoy Brisbane Australia
Thorsten Boeckel Germerswang Germany
Thorsten Zilch Dortmund Germany http://
Tibor Csorgei Blahova Slovakia 350/1500 Dobsonian, 100/1000 ref, 7x50 B and 15x50 B., All obs visual
Tim P. Cooper South Africa
Timo Karhula Sweden
Toni Scarmato http://
Tony Beresford
Tony Farkas Okinawa Japan http://heliospheric-labs.com Comets Imaging Mailinglist
Tony Hoffmann New York USA http://
Tristan DiLapo Colden, NY USA http://
Uwe Pilz Leipzig Germany uwepilz.jpg
Uwe Wohlrab Schoenebeck Germany
Vello Tabur Wanniassa, Canberra Australia http://www.tip.net.au/~vello
Virgilio Gonano Udine Italy i do astrometry of comets and sometimes confirmation of comets from the necop list
Vitali Nevski Vitebsk Belarus http://www.nevski.nm.ru/eng/
Volkmar Koch Buchloe Germany
Walter Kutschera Feldatal Germany
Walter Rubén Robledo Córdoba Argentina El Cóndor Observatory I21, Celestron 20cm Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
Wentao Xu Guangzhou China
Werner Hasubick Buchloe Germany
Wilian Carlos de Souza Sao Paulo Brazil williansouza.jpg
Will Godward
Wolfgang Meyer Berlin Germany
Wolfgang Renz Karlsruhe Germany
Wolfgang Vollmann Vienna Austria
Y Pavan Kumar Sarma Aurangabad Maharashtra India
Y. Ikari Moriyama Japan http:// 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD MPEC 2008-Y53