Comet 2003 T3 Tabur

Comet 2003 T3 Tabur was predicted to get brighter than magnitude 9 during June 2004. Unfortunately it never lived up to this promise. However it still made a nice view in a 10" telescope, and on CCD images displayed a short, curving dust tail.


Comet 2003 T3 Tabur. June 4, 2004.
Combination of 3, 3 minute images, SBIG ST-7XE CCD.
8" f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain at prime focus.