Observation by Tim Haymes: 12P tail disconnections

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Tim Haymes

Observer

Tim Haymes

Observed

2024 Mar 06 - 19:52

Uploaded

2024 Mar 07 - 12:04

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h09^m
Dec: +34°33'
Position angle: +89°14'

Field size

6°49' × 4°38'

Equipment

200mm Lens at F3.5
Canon 70D
Cable release
Piggy-back on C11

Exposure

25s x 10 exposures at iso1000.

Location

North Oxfordshire

Target name

12P Pons-Brooks

Title

12P tail disconnections

About this image

At end of twilight. Sky clear, but murky. Pleased to have caught the tail disconnections as faint blobs along the tail which i estimate as 2 degrees.
Processed in DSS, saved as FITS. AstroArt used to remove gradients, adjust colour and histogram. Then low-pass-filter applied.

Files associated with this observation

12P_20240306_1952_thaymes.jpg (1.4 MB)

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