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Observations Received

Not all observations appear in this folder (directory) of 162 documents. Some observations were noted in letters received from members, and additional observation reports may be found in the correspondence located in other folders.

Each file contains one page. Where more than one observation was reported on a page, the date of the last observation is given in the file name, or if the observations were made over a large number of dates, the date includes the year followed by zeros.

 

COMET and NOVA Section
of the Standing Committee on Observational Activities
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
 
Date Centresort icon Observer Object Description Link
660911 Montreal Levy Comet Barbon 1966c Obs of comet with 8-in reflector view
660911 Montreal Levy Comet Kilston 1966b Obs of comet with 8-in reflector view
680225 Montreal Levy Comet Ikey-Seki 1965f Obs of comet with 3 scopes view
600503 Niagara Maclean Comet Burnham Two photos of comet on 1960 May 2 and 3 view
620406 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet through hole in cloud view
620408 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet with 4-in, 8-in, binos view
620410 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of Comet with 7x50, 20x50, and 8-in view
620416 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet from St. Catherines view
620425 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet with 4-in reflector view
620802 Niagara Maclean Comet Humason 1961e Sketch of comet with 8-in reflector view
620818 Niagara Maclean Comet Humason 1961e Obs of comet Jun 27 - Aug 18 view
620828 Niagara Maclean Comet Humason 1961e Obs of comet Aug 20 - 28 view
620903 Niagara Maclean Comet Humason 1961e Obs of comet Aug 29 - Sep 3 view
620919 Niagara Maclean Comet Humason 1961e Obs of comet Sep 5 - 19 view
630226 Niagara Maclean/Booth Comet Ikeya 1963a Obs of nova Feb 24-26 view
630228 Niagara Maclean Comet Ikeya 1963a Obs of comet Feb 28 view
630301 Niagara Maclean Nova Herculis 1963 Obs of nova Mar 1 view
630404 Niagara Maclean Comet Alcock 1963b Obs of comet with 4.25 and 8-in reflectors view
630625 Niagara Maclean Comet Alcock 1963b Obs of comet with 7x50 and 4.25-in view
630926 Niagara Maclean Nova Herculis 1963 Magnitude estimates Aug 1 - Sep 26 view