Observation by Peter Tickner: Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS break-up parts

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Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2020 Apr 13 - 20:45

Uploaded

2020 Apr 14 - 16:49

Objects

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

Equipment

ZWO ASI071 MC Pro CMOS camera
14inch LX200 SCT at f/10
EQ8 mount
OAG with Lodestar X2 Autoguider

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS

Title

Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS break-up parts

About this image

In clearer skies than recently I was able to image the comet for more than two hours with only a slight cloud interruption. The images clearly show at least three main components now including what looks like a competing coma with the new main coma. The brightness of the background star trails when the brightest star in the field of view was nearly magnitude 10 shows how relatively faint the comet has become.

Peter

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April 13th ATLAS BAA.jpg (955.9 kB)

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