Comet 19P/Borrelly Images from Kitt Peak Telescope, September 2001

Ground-based images of comet 19P/Borrelly captured in the R filter at the Kitt Peak 2.1m telescope. The data covers three nights from September 21-23, 2001, bracketing the Deep Space 1 spacecraft encounter. Raw and reduced images are included, and the dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet morphology and surface features based on the ground-based R-filter images
• Compare comet state before and after spacecraft encounter based on the bracketing dates
• Validate or supplement spacecraft imaging data based on the inclusion of both raw and reduced images

Strengths

• Images were taken at the Kitt Peak 2.1m telescope, a professional observatory.
• Data covers three specific nights bracketing a significant spacecraft encounter.
• Includes both raw and reduced image formats.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Ground-based telescope observations.

Time Range

September 21-23, 2001