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The encounter of Deep Impact with comet 9P/Tempel 1 led to an unprecedented coordinated observational ground-based observing campaign which attracted many non-specialists. This paper discusses aspects of observational accuracy achieved by untrained observers using standard CCD cameras at 0.5 and 1-m class telescopes in South Africa and Chile. Our experience illustrates that calibrated photometry of comets cannot be accomplished without dedicated observing.
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Sterken, C. et al. (2009). Deep Impact Groundsupport Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1: a Student Contribution. In: Käufl, H., Sterken, C. (eds) Deep Impact as a World Observatory Event: Synergies in Space, Time, and Wavelength. Eso Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76959-0_3
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