Image taken from B96 - Brixiis observatory, Kruibeke, Belgium with 0.4,-m astrograph and ST-10XME with R-Bessel filter. 12x120 sec exposure

Image taken from B96 - Brixiis observatory, Kruibeke, Belgium with 0.4,-m astrograph and ST-10XME with R-Bessel filter. 12x120 sec exposure

DIXI: the Deep Impact eXtended Investigation of comets will observe comet 103P/Hartley 2 during a close flyby in November 2010

Science objectives:
- understand the structure, composition, and formation history of cometary nuclei to learn more about the origin of the solar system
- understand how features of cometary nucleus relate to features of the coma.
- understand deversity between cometary nuclei
- understand heterogeneity within cometary nucleus

Image taken from H10 - remote observatory Tzec Maun - New-Mexico with 0.36,-m Mak-Newton and ST-10XE with Clear filter. single shot: 1x180 sec exposuretime

Image taken from H06 - GRAS - remote telescope New-Mexico with 0.25,-m astrograph and ST-10XME with R-Bessel filter. 5 x 180 sec exposure

Image taken from H06 - GRAS - remote telescope New-Mexico with 0.25,-m astrograph and ST-10XE with R-Bessel filter. 5 x 180 sec exposure

Image taken from H06 - GRAS - remote telescope New-Mexico with 0.25,-m astrograph and ST-10XE with R-Bessel filter. 5 x 180 sec exposure

Image taken from B96 - Brixiis observatory, Kruibeke, Belgium with 0.4,-m astrograph and ST-10XME with R-Bessel filter. 20x120 sec exposure