the comet was once again imaged around 10:21am MST this morning with the 10 inch. the comet is noticeably dimmer, maybe half a magnitude from yesterday. the tail has changed dramatically, now there is an outer envelope around the main inner ray. the tail is a bit longer too. Nucleus solid, no fragmentation. Data: 10" f/3.8 Newtonian, ASI183 CMOS, LRGB filter set, 10:21 am MST, Payson, Az (5150 feet elevation) |
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