Comet Observations

C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
2001 Dec. 17.01 UT: m1=5.3, Dia=15', DC=6, Tail: 0.5 deg... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2001 Nov. 16.18 UT: m1=7.2, Dia~10', DC=4... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2001 Nov. 12.12 UT: m1=8.3, Dia=6', DC=3... 11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[12.10 UT: m1=8.9, Dia=4', DC=4... 15.2cm R (38x)]
2001 Nov. 11.12 UT: m1=8.4, Dia=6', DC=3... 11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[11.14 UT: m1=8.9, Dia=3', DC=4... 15.2cm R (38x); NELM=5.5; the comet appears much larger in binoculars, leading to a brighter and truer magnitude estimate due to its weak outer coma]
2001 Nov. 8.11 UT: m1=9.8, Dia=3', DC=5... 25.4cm SCT (63x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
2001 July 27.10 UT: m1=6.6, Dia.=12', DC=3... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2001 July 20.25 UT: m1=6.0, Dia.=13', DC=3... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[20.18 UT in 15.2cm R (38x) tail ~0.6 deg]
2001 Jun. 21.32 UT: m1=4.2, Dia.=12', DC=5, Tail: 0.8 deg. in PA 245 deg... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2001 May 09.90 UT: m1=6.1, Dia.=8', DC=6...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2001 May 07.90 UT: m1=5.9, Dia.=5', DC=7...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Moonlight interference]
2001 May 06.90 UT: m1=6.0, Dia.=5', DC=6...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Moonlight interference]
2001 May 05.90 UT: m1=5.9, Dia.=6', DC=6...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Moonlight interference]
2001 May 1.93 UT: m1=5.9, Dia.=10', DC=6, Tail~10' in PA~110 deg...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Moonlight interference]
2001 Apr. 28.98 UT: m1=6.2, Dia.=10', DC=5, Tail=40' in PA=110 deg...25x100 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (near La Silla, Chile)[Moonlight interference]
2001 Apr. 27.04 UT: m1=6.3, Dia.=10', DC=3 ...11x80 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (near Cerro Tololo, Chile)[Comet easily seen with the unaided eye with averted vision, NELM=7.6 at zenith, zodiacal light interference. Thin tail=1 deg 50' in PA=110 deg. with CCD and 90mm camera lens, Dia.=12'. In 40cm reflector at 52x a very thin tail=45' was detected with averted vision]
2001 Apr 26.00 UT: m1=6.7, Dia.=7´, DC=5, ...11x80B... Paulo M. Raymundo (near Cerro Tololo, Chile)
2001 Apr 25.00 UT: m1=6.5, Dia.=8´, DC=5, ...11x80B... Paulo M. Raymundo (near Cerro Tololo, Chile)[Brighter than yesterday, thin tail 30` long in PA 110 deg with 40cm reflector, thin tail was much longer on CCD]
2001 Apr 23.98 UT: m1=6.7, Dia.=6´, DC=4, ...11x80B... Paulo M. Raymundo (near Cerro Tololo, Chile)[Very bright condensation in 40cm reflector, nice sight under 7.5 NELM skies]

C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS)
2002 May 3.91 UT: m1=11.0, Dia.=1’, DC=2…25.4cm SCT (100x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang)
2002 May 4.14 UT: m1=4.9, Dia.=14’, DC=5…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2002 Apr. 23.39 UT: m1=4.3, Dia.=10’, DC=5…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Chicxulub, Mexico)[Tail was not visible]
2002 Apr. 18.39 UT: m1=4.0, DC=5, Tail: ~2 deg…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Caye Caulker, Belize)
2002 Apr. 17.43 UT: m1=3.9, DC=5, Tail: ~2 deg…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Caye Caulker, Belize)
2002 Apr. 16.43 UT: m1=3.9, DC=5, Tail: ~2 deg…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Caye Caulker, Belize)
2002 Apr. 15.43 UT: m1=3.9, DC=5, Tail: ~1 deg…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Flores, Guatemala)
2002 Apr. 10.44 UT: m1=3.8, Dia.=10’, DC=7, Tail: ~1 deg…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (San Salvador, El Salvador)
2002 Apr. 8.44 UT: m1=3.9:, DC=8…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Copan, Honduras)[Moon interference]
2002 Mar. 29.02 UT: m1=3.6:, Dia.=3’, DC=8…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Playa del Coco, Costa Rica)[Moon interference; twilight]
2002 Mar. 26.02 UT: m1=3.3:, DC=9…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Bocas del Toro, Panama)[Moon interference; twilight]
2002 Mar. 23.01 UT: m1=3.2:, DC=9, Tail: ~1 deg…NE...Paulo M. Raymundo (Nalunega, San Blas, Panama)[Moon interference; twilight]
2002 Mar. 20.99 UT: m1=3.4:, Dia.=3’, DC=9…8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (near Bogota, Colombia)[Moon interference; twilight]
2002 Feb. 13.93 UT: m1=6.7, Dia=6', DC=6... 8x30 B...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)
2002 Feb. 1.91 UT: m1=7.5:, Dia=5', DC=4... 25.4cm SCT (63x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Credited with the independent discovery of this comet: IAUC 7813]

C/2002 E2 (Snyder-Murakami)
2002 Apr. 23.37 UT: m1=11.0, Dia=1’, DC=3…20cm L (81x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Chicxulub, Mexico)

C/2002 F1 (Utsunomiya)
2002 May 3.88 UT: m1=5.4:, Dia.=1’, DC=6, Tail: ~20’…25.4cm SCT (63x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)[Observation made 7 minutes after the end of nautical twilight. The comet looked beautiful, located ~10’ north of Mercury and at an elevation of 3.5 deg.]

P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR)
2001 Dec. 16.95 UT: m1=12.5, Dia=1', DC=3... 25.4cm SCT (100x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

P/2001 Q2 (Petriew)
2001 Aug. 20.31 UT: m1=10.8, Dia=2', DC=4... 15.2cm R (152x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

19P/Borrelly
2001 Aug. 20.29 UT: m1=10.6, Dia.=1', DC=4... 15.2cm R (152x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

24P/Schaumasse
2001 Jun. 20.91 UT: m1=13.0:, Dia.=1', DC=2... 25.4cm SCT (318x)...Paulo M. Raymundo (Salvador, Brazil)

My first seeing of a comet in the skies of Salvador, Brazil fascinated me to a point that I would wake up every morning to see if Comet Ikeya-Seki was still there... I am a regular contributor to Charles Morris' Comet Observation Home Page and The International Comet Quarterly (ICQ).