Images taken during November 1996 - January, 1997

January 16, 1997

 The last image of comet Tabur fragmentation! Wide-field CCD image below shows a ~20'x5' trace of dust particles, just right of the frame center.

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False-color (left) and w-b images (right) of comet Tabur, taken on 1997 Jan. 16.171UT (start) with the 20-cm, f/2 Baker-Schmidt camera, R-filter and ST-6 CCD. Exposure time was 5 minutes. The frame field of view is 1.2x0.9 deg.

December 4, 1996

 Comet Tabur near the end of its life? Wide-field CCD images below shows only a ~30'x10' thin cloud of dust particles, extending from the frame center to PA ~20o.

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False-color (left) and w-b images (right) of comet Tabur, taken in moonlight conditions on 1996 Dec. 4.209UT (start) with the 20-cm, f/2 Baker-Schmidt camera, R-filter and ST-6 CCD. Exposure time was 3 minutes. The frame field of view is 1.2x0.9 deg.

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False-color image of comet Tabur, taken in moonlight conditions on 1996 Dec. 4.206UT (start) with the 20-cm, f/2 Baker-Schmidt camera, V-filter and ST-6 CCD. Exposure time was 3 minutes. The frame field of view is 1.2x0.9 deg.

November 9, 1996

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False-color (left) and w-b image (right) of comet Tabur, taken on 1996 Nov. 9.707UT (start) with the 36-cm, f/6.8 S-C telescope, R-filter and Wright CCD. Exposure time was 5 minutes. The frame field of view is 17'x11'.

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False-color (left) and w-b image (right) of comet Tabur, taken on 1996 Nov. 9.714UT (start) with the 20-cm, f/2 Baker-Schmidt camera, V-filter and ST-6 CCD. Exposure time was 5 minutes. The frame field of view is 1.2x0.9 deg.

November 2, 1996

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False-color (left) and w-b image (right) of comet Tabur, taken on 1996 Nov. 2.729UT (start) with the 36-cm, f/6.8 S-C telescope, R-filter and Wright CCD. Exposure time was 5 minutes. The frame field of view is 17'x11'.