Observation by Mike Olason: Comet 45P Tail Disconnection Event

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Mike Olason

Observer

Mike Olason

Observed

2016 Dec 25 - 08:19

Uploaded

2016 Dec 26 - 05:30

Objects

45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Equipment

66mm Refractor f/6
ST-402 CCD Camera

Location

Denver Colorado

Target name

Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Title

Comet 45P Tail Disconnection Event

About this image

Comet 45Ps tail appears to have had a disconnection event as a stream of debris is shown separating from the coma and the resulting shorter tail over the 36 minutes that these images cover. The comet was setting over the mountains to the southwest of Denver just after dusk and thus the images are not as clear as one would normally see. Unfortunately, Image 4 was taken with a red filter, I did not realize this event had happen until processing the images. The tail is 1/2 degree long in these images, but as one can see it extends beyond the images.

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Files associated with this observation

45P_20161225_0119_molason.jpg (297.1 kB)

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