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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1262      1998 Jan 07 19.16UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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COMET 55P/TEMPEL-TUTTLE
Andrew Pearce, Australia e-mails that he has detected this comet
visually:

Date      MM  Mag  ref Aper type  f   x  dia   DC  Tldeg Tlpa
Observer
971226.81 S [12.0  VN  41.0 L     4  90                     Pearce
Comet not seen, some thin cirrus cloud may have been present.Stars
to magnitude 15.0 seen clearly.
971227.81 S  12.1  VN  41.0 L     4  90  3     0            Pearce
971228.82 S  11.9  VN  41.0 L     4  90  3.6   1            Pearce
>From Cadoux, Western Australia. Large diffuse object best seen under
low power.

Additionally we have received the following report of CCD
detection by Herman Mikuz of Slovenia:

Photometry obtained with 36-cm f/6.7 S-C + V filter + CCD.
YYYY MM DD.DD eM/mm.m:r AAA.ATF/xxxx /dd.ddnDC /t.ttmANG ICQ XX*OBS
1998 01 01.19 !V 11.3 YF 36.0T 7a180 + 5.4  3            ICQ XX MIK
Star-like, 10 arc sec dia. central cond. surrounded by delicate
circular coma.

Guy M Hurst