Pre-impact monitoring of Comet 9P/Tempel 1, the Deep Impact target L. M. Lara, H. Boehnhardt, R. Gredel, P. J. Gutiérrez, J. L. Ortiz, R. Rodrigo and M. J. Vidal-Nuñez A&A, 445 3 (2006) 1151-1157 Published online: 03 January 2006 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053833