Observation by Nick James: 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann outburst

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Nov 23 - 22:14

Uploaded

2020 Nov 25 - 22:20

Objects

29P Schwassmann-Wachmann

Equipment

Celestron HD11 + FLI6303

Exposure

60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Title

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann outburst

About this image

My light curve of this outburst so far measured in a 5".2 radius photometric aperture. It shows the very rapid rise at the start around 20 minutes after the initial impulsive event and a slow decline as the material expands outside the photometric aperture.

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29P_0.png (11.8 kB)

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