For 2008 Comet Hunting Hours by Don Machholz, 1975-2007+
For 2008 Comet Hunting Hours by Don Machholz, 1975-2007+
For 2008 Comet Hunting Hours by Don Machholz, 1975-2007+
YEAR 1975
YEAR 1976
1995
1996
1997
1998
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 TOTAL
2008 MO/AV
% yr.
#150
Goal
Tot
Jan.
31
15.50 42.25 20.25 25.50 18.75 16.75 10.00 22.25 19.75 17.75
35.50 22.00 14.75 14.25 25.25 4.50 14.50 20.50 20.00 29.00
5.50
7.00
11.00 13.25
7.75 5.50
6.00
4.00
4.75
5.50
7.50
4.25
9.75 507.00
6.25 15.36
6.9%
10.4
10
10
Feb.
59
8.50 13.00
4.00 4.25
3.50
5.25
9.00
3.25
8.75
5.00
4.00 407.50
6.00 12.35
5.6%
8.4
10
20
Mar.
90
8.00
7.00
6.25
8.25
3.00
5.50
9.00
2.75
5.25 417.50
2.00 12.65
5.7%
8.6
10
30
April 15.25 39.25 16.00 21.75 13.50 13.00 18.25 16.25 15.00 15.25 22.25
120 44.00 26.25 13.50 19.50 8.00 6.75 7.25 11.00 19.50 18.75 12.25
11.50 16.25
6.50 9.00
3.50
5.75
2.00
4.50
4.00
4.25
2.75 462.50
14.02
6.3%
9.5
10
40
May
151
17.25 42.50 39.50 15.25 20.25 18.75 19.00 17.75 15.50 20.50 12.00
69.25 63.00 17.00 27.00 19.75 18.50 19.00 17.75 16.00 13.75 12.00
19.50 16.75
4.25 8.75
8.00
6.50
5.25
5.50
4.50
7.00
9.75 627.00
19.00
8.6%
12.9
15
55
Jun
181
18.50 47.25 40.00 25.00 22.75 22.00 18.75 16.25 25.00 30.75 22.25
52.25 50.00 30.50 19.25 22.25 26.00 19.50 26.25 20.25 25.00 22.25
9.75 729.00
22.09
10.0%
15.0
15
70
July
212
20.50 55.25 50.00 29.50 25.50 25.25 26.25 33.00 14.75 29.75 29.00
46.00 61.25 29.75 29.25 17.75 22.25 17.75 24.50 41.00 38.50 18.75
11.8%
17.7
15
85
Aug. 31.00 45.75 26.00 36.50 15.25 20.25 26.50 26.00 10.50 30.75 31.25
243 51.00 61.75 33.50 22.25 23.00 26.25 22.00 23.00 35.50 35.50 27.00
19.50 11.50
30.25 9.00
11.1%
16.6
15
100
Sept. 49.00 45.00 43.50 32.25 28.00 19.25 17.00 33.25 7.25 32.75 31.75
273 41.00 44.25 31.50 25.75 25.75 17.75 15.00 14.25 38.50 31.50 20.50
11.1%
16.7
15
115
Oct.
304
20.50 19.00
24.50 10.00
9.7%
14.5
15
130
Nov. 23.00 37.00 29.75 11.25 17.00 8.50 14.25 14.75 22.50 25.25 18.75
334 58.25 38.25 17.00 19.50 8.75 20.75 9.50 17.00 23.25 11.25 19.00
11.50
13.00
7.00
4.00
2.25
2.75
4.75
4.00
7.3%
10.9
10
140
Dec.
365
22.00 18.50
24.50 10.75
1.00
2.00
5.00
6.50
4.75
5.75
7.5%
11.3
10
150
150
12.5
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
9.00
8.25
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
9.75
8.25
10.50 14.25
15.00 13.75
50.00 35.25 11.00 27.75 15.50 16.75 14.00 17.50 20.25 19.75 25.50
57.00 62.00 24.00 18.75 18.00 23.50 18.50 15.75 28.75 19.25 27.75
32.50 37.50 25.75 12.75 7.75 16.00 15.50 20.25 20.00 25.50
44.75 31.75 23.00 22.25 24.25 10.50 13.50 10.50 14.00 20.25
TOTAL 307.00
553.00
1975:
1981:
1987:
1993:
1999:
2005:
1977
1978
307.00
258.50
203.75
273.50
181.75
111.00
MOST: 69.25
LEAST: 1.00
504.00
496.00
326.00
261.00
258.50
240.50
307.00
1976:
1982:
1988:
1994:
2000:
2006:
553.00
240.50
189.75
270.00
116.75
107.75
63.00
2.00
2705.50
3975.50
5361.75
6649.75
7191.25
May-76
Dec-01
6.75
6.50
9.00
10.75
1999
2000
2001
2002
3.50
5.25
7.75 550.00
16.67
200.00
213.00
211.25
201.50
203.75
189.75
231.75
205.50
203.75
282.00
273.50
270.00
254.75
198.00
192.75
190.75
181.75
116.75
61.00
83.00
84.00
85.75
111.00
107.75
114.00
860.00
1977:
1983:
1989:
1995:
2001:
2007:
504.00
200.00
231.75
254.75
61.00
114.00
62.00
2.00
1364.00
1978:
1984:
1990:
1996:
2002:
496.00
213.00
205.50
198.00
83.00
1860.00
1979:
1985:
1991:
1997:
2003:
326.00
211.25
203.75
192.75
84.00
2186.00
1980:
1986:
1992:
1998:
2004:
261.00
201.50
282.00
190.75
85.75
2447.00
2946.00
4165.25
5631.75
6766.50
7299.00
May-78
Dec-02
3146.00
4397.00
5886.50
6827.50
7413.00
Oct-78
Apr-03
3359.00
4602.50
6084.50
6910.50
3750.25
4806.25
6227.25
6994.25
3771.75
5088.25
6468.00
7080.25
7427.50
225.08
100%
19.01
1978L
1985e
1986e
1988j
1992d
1992k
1994m
1994o
1994r
Date
12-Sep
27-May
12-May
6-Aug
31-Mar
2-Jul
6-Jul
13-Aug
8-Oct
2004Q2
27-Aug
Comet
1700.00
3442.25
1742.25
3615.75
173.50
4091.25
475.50
4851.50
760.25
4912.50
61.00
5487.25
574.75
5533.75
46.50
5589.00
7047.25
55.25
1458.25
Sess.
691
1385
1471
1696
2062
2102
2439
2460
2494
3543
14606
2826