Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. November 29, 1989.
5 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/5 refractor prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. November 29, 1989.
10 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/5 refractor prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. November 29, 1989.
15 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/5 refractor prime focus


Combination of the 3 above images combined using Photoshop.
On this night the comet was magnitude 5.5 with a 1 degree tail.


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. November 30, 1989.
10 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. November 30, 1989.
15 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus

The comet peaked in brightness at magnitude 5.4 on this night. The tail was 1.75 degrees long, the greatest length I observed.


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. December 1, 1989.
10 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. December 1, 1989.
15 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. December 5, 1989.
10 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. December 5, 1989.
15 minutes exposure, Konica 3200. 6" f/3.75 Schmidt-newtonian at prime focus


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. January 1, 1990.
5 minutes exposure, Fuji SuperHG II 400 film. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

By January, the comet was fading rapidly and becomming more diffuse. On January 1, it was only magnitude 7.9. By January 3, it was only magnitude 8.1, and by January 10, had disappeared completely.


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. January 1, 1990.
10 minutes exposure, Fuji SuperHG II 400 film. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. January 1, 1990.
15 minutes exposure, Fuji SuperHG II 400 film. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.


Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r. January 1, 1990.
20 minutes exposure, Fuji SuperHG II 400 film. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.