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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) has become more than 1 mag brighter between March 6 and 9. The coma has grown from 6' to 9' and shows strong condensation. The tail length has been almost constant at 15' for days, with the position angle changing slightly.
Gerald will work out a color image
Our Evaluation of the images taken at Farm Tivoli with a 12"/3.6 ASA Astrograph and Asi 6200 (filter UV/IR+G)
March 6.80  11m9 coma 6' tail 15' pa 94
March 7.80  11m3 coma 8' tail 15' pa 89
March 9.80  10m5 coma 9' tail 15 pa 93
image C/2026 A1 (MAPS)  2026-03-09 18.15 UT 12x140sec (filter UVI/IR+G) Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger, Farm Tivoli, Namibia
Center (RA, Dec):	(38.546, -12.653)
Center (RA, hms):	02h 34m 10.953s
Center (Dec, dms):	-12° 39' 10.819"
Size:	48.6 x 32.1 arcmin
Radius:	0.485 deg
Pixel scale:	3.56 arcsec/pixel
"Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk:	Up is 358.5 degrees E of N