2nd Place (animated): Eric J. Allen (3-way tie)

Image taken by: Eric J. Allen

Date: 04 March 2005

Time: 01h52 - 02h42 UT

Location: Champlain, Québec, Canada

Exposure duration: 131 x 10s

Telescope: Starliner 0,40m Newton F4,4

Camera: SBIG ST-9E

Pointing position: R.A. 10h59m01s Dec. +03deg20'53"

Field of view: 20' x 20', North is up, East is left

Estimated magnitude: 12 mag.

Distance to Earth: from 334 760 km to 321 658 km

URL: www.observatoire.qc.ca/IndexCCD.html

Other info: "I got an unexpected break in the clouds to do this sequence of 131 images of 10-seconds exposure each. Rosetta was then about mag. 12 and rising. I was able to see it visually with a 4-inche guiding refractor while recording the images. It was amazing to see it slowly move against the stars!"