Observation by Nick James: 12P/Pons-Brooks

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Aug 09 - 22:27

Uploaded

2023 Aug 10 - 20:57

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 17h47m
Dec: +54°58'
Position angle: +3°24'

Field size

0°28' × 0°20'

Equipment
  • ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11
Exposure

30x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

12P/Pons-Brooks

Title

12P/Pons-Brooks

About this image

Around 20 days since its big outburst this comet is still around mag 12 but with the coma spread over a much larger area. There is also a faint, extended coma to the southeast. The nuclear magnitude is around 16 in a ten arcsec aperture.

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