29p 2021015 rleadbeater

This very low resolution (R~130) spectrum was taken ~20 days after an outburst which saw the brightness increase by ~ 6 magnitudes to an integrated brightness of ~11R

By the time of this observation the original relatively condensed coma had expanded dramatically and the corresponding reduction in surface brightness reduced the available light passing through the spectrograph slit. I therefore used my very low resolution faint object ALPY200 spectrograph. 

The spectrum is that of reflected sunlight from dust with no evidence of emission features, compared with this observation of  C/2020 R4 for example, though this colour image in the comet section archive taken five days earlier does show a hint of blue green Swan band emission.
Observer

Robin Leadbeater
Observed

2021 Oct 15 - 02:42
Uploaded

2021 Oct 17 - 14:59
Objects

29P Schwassmann-Wachmann
Spectrum
Equipment

    ALPY 200 spectrograph
    ATK 314 camera
    Celestron C11 SCT 280mm aperture f5.5

Exposure

3000s (5x600s)
Location

Wigton Cumbria
Target name

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
Title

Comet 29P – a low resolution spectrum