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Mars Opposition Blog 4 December 2022

With opposition nearly upon us, the dismal UK weather has not been helping our programme, with rain and cloud prevailing

Updated on 2022 December 7 Comet 29P/SW1 has been passing through the constellation of Gemini in recent weeks passing through

New strong outburst from about 14.1R to 12.2R detected thanks to Denis Buczynski’s measures: 0029P KC2022 11 27.88355 06 53

We are now starting to see fine detail in the expanding debris cloud. Here is the latest from the Faulkes

Coma expanding but no sign yet of a further outburst. Here is a higher SNR image obtained by Cai Stoddard-Jones

First close-up of the expanding outburst coma thanks to André Debackère. Notice the characteristic ‘Pac-Man’ shaped cut-out at position angles

SECOND MOST INTENSE OUTBURST IN 12 YEARS Patrick Wiggins is to be congratulated for imaging Centaur comet 29P hours after

Remarkably, Denis Buczynski has picked up a rebrightening just 2.5 days after the last event. Thankfully, Patrick Wiggins’ skies were

We are now just a short time before opposition. First I want to draw your attention to the occultation of

A further small outburst of about 1.1 mag amplitude occurred on Nov 18.26, first detected by JF Soulier. Confirmed using