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Observation by Nick James: 12P/Pons-Brooks

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2024 Mar 15 - 19:33

Uploaded

2024 Mar 17 - 20:22

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 00h52m
Dec: +31°19'
Position angle: +1°39'

Field size

3°09' × 2°11'

Equipment
  • 72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC
Exposure

10x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

12P/Pons-Brooks

Title

12P/Pons-Brooks

About this image

The weather in the southeast of England has been pretty awful for this comet however last Friday evening there was a gap in the permanent overcast which lasted just long enough to get some images. There was still some cirrus around to the northwest and, by the time it was reasonably dark, the comet was low and it was moving into the branches of next door's tree. This is a widefield colour image taken with a 72mm refractor which shows the ion tail. The blotchy background is a combination of cirrus cloud and tree branches.  A close-up image taken at the same time is here. The larger telescope was less affected by the tree branches due to its greater aperture.

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