Observation by Nick James: 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Feb 06 - 18:46

Uploaded

2020 Feb 07 - 07:52

Objects

29P Schwassmann-Wachmann

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 00^h45^m
Dec: +13°48'
Position angle: +0°12'

Field size

0°32' × 0°25'

Equipment

C11 Edge HD + FLI6303

Exposure

18x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Title

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

About this image

Centaur comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann's has just had a big outburst reaching mag 13.5 a couple of days ago (normally it is around 16 in a standard 10 arcsec radius). I caught it in the early evening as it was setting in the west. The sky was very bright from the nearly Full Moon but I get around mag 14.3 in a 10 arcsec diameter radius. The expanding coma is now nearly 40 arcsec in diameter and the total magnitude is around 13.2.

Files associated with this observation

29p_20200206_1846_ndj.jpg (750.3 kB)

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