Observation by Alan C Tough: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Hamal

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2024 Mar 31 - 20:46

Uploaded

2024 Apr 02 - 19:53

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks
Hamal

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Constellation

Aries

Field centre

RA: 02^h10^m
Dec: +23°33'
Position angle: -27°31'

Field size

1°51' × 1°08'

Equipment

SkyWatcher ED80 refractor
Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR
SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro mount

Exposure

30 x 30 seconds @ f/6.3, ISO-1600

Location

Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Title

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Hamal

About this image

I took advantage of the clear sky here on Easter Sunday evening to image comet 12P gliding past second magnitude star Alpha Arietis (Hamal). The pair were separated by about 25 arcminutes. The weather is back to normal now: cloud and rain!

Files associated with this observation

12p_20240331_2046_actough.jpg (427.6 kB)

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Comments

Steve Brown, 2024 Apr 03 - 15:54 UTC

Very nice and you've captured some great detail in the tail.

Alan C Tough

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