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The image below was taken by Cynthia Gustava and Bill Dillon on the morning of 6-August-2000. The image is a stack of the best 6 of 10, one-minute images starting at 07:57:20 (UT). An attempt was made to centroid on the comet.
The images were taken with an ST-7 camera in 2x2 binning mode, using the Fort Bend Astronomy Club's 18 inch (46 cm) f/4.5 reflector, located at the George Observatory.
Also noted is the asteroid discovery we made while imaging Comet Tempel 1, 2000 PO8, which we originally designated FBAC55. Thanks again to all the observers Stephanie McLaughlin alerted (and Teammate Keith Rivich) who provided astrometry from their own images!
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