Comet C/1999 LINEAR S4 Images

The comet was recently discovered on Sept. 27, 1999 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program in New Mexico.
It appears to be a first time visitor to our solar system, so how bright it will get is uncertain. Images are viewed best at 800 x 600 (16-bit) display.

Distance: ~ 70.6 million miles from Earth, ~ 78.8 million miles from the Sun Magnitude: ~ 7.8
Date/Time: 7/7/00 @ 03:01 to 03:15 CDT, hazy morning
Comments: The Dallas city skyglow prevented any visual confirmation with binoculars or the unaided eye.
Left image is the color image
Center image is the monochrome image
Right combined image shows the comet's right to left movement across the sky in just 14 minutes!
Exposure: Starlight Xpress 9 mins (18 x 30secs) dark subtracted image

Date/Time: 7/7/00 @ 03:21 to 03:36 CDT, hazy morning
Comments: color image registered on the comet, the comet was barely visible thru with a 25mm eyepiece
Exposure: Starlight Xpress 10.5 mins (21 x 30secs) dark subtracted image



Date/Time: 7/7/00 @ 04:11 to 04:25 CDT, hazy morning
Comments: color image registered on the comet
Exposure: Starlight Xpress 5 mins (20 x 15secs) dark subtracted image