Observation by Nick James: C/2023 P1 at 12 degrees elongation

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Sep 15 - 20:03

Uploaded

2023 Sep 16 - 10:29

Objects

C/2023 P1

Equipment

WO RedCat 51 + ASI1600MM

Exposure

Location

Vistors' Centre, La Palma

Target name

C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

Title

C/2023 P1 at 12 degrees elongation

About this image

This comet is very close to the Sun in the sky. By coincidence I’m on La Palma at the moment. Last night I went up to the visitors’ centre which is around 2100m to look for the comet. Unfortunately there was a lot of cirrus out over the ocean in that direction but I did get a few images of the comet through thinner gaps.

This is a single 2s exposure with FoV 4×3 deg. The comet was 0.25 degrees above the theoretical horizon but refraction and my altitude made it appear more than a degree up.

It certainly wasn’t spectacular and it wasn’t visible in binoculars but it does show a bit of a tail if you zoom in.

Files associated with this observation

2023p1_20230915_200333_ndj.jpg (1.9 MB)

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