Observation by Nick James: 12P Pons-Brooks

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2024 Feb 26 - 19:51

Uploaded

2024 Feb 26 - 22:55

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

Equipment

72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC

Exposure

7x120s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

12P/Pons-Brooks

Title

12P Pons-Brooks

About this image

At the same time that my big scope was taking an image I had a smaller scope taking a widefield view. This shows the ion tail to the edge of the field and it shows that the sharp part is only for the first 20 arcmin or so. This looks like a classic disconnection in the tail where the old ion tail has been pushed downstream and a new, collimated tail is forming.

I think we are approaching the time when I need to make a trip to a dark site with a camera and 200mm FL lens.

Files associated with this observation

12p_20240226_195139_ndj.jpg (1.3 MB)

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