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Observation by Mike Mattiazzo: Comet 12P Pons-Brooks on 2024 May 1 at 0...

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Observer

Mike Mattiazzo

Observed

2024 May 01 - 00:00

Uploaded

2024 Jun 05 - 07:07

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 04h06m
Dec: +02°18'
Position angle: -4°40'

Field size

3°16' × 2°09'

Full filename

12p/12p_20240501_mmattiazzo.jpg

Target name

12P Pons-Brooks

Title

Comet 12P Pons-Brooks on 2024 May 1 at 09:00UT. using a C11 RASA f/2.2 + Canon 6D. iso1600 15x30sec. FOV 3 deg. North up. near Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. Stacked in Deepskystacker. Processed in Maxim DL. The blue ion tail is less active tonight, but the tuffs of smoke are likely disconnections. The yellow dust tail has sharp curvature towards the north. Visual estimate through 8x40mm binoculars = 4.9. Visual tail about 1 degree. Not visible to the naked eye due to low altitude. A reminder that colour is only seen photographically, not visuall

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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks on 2024 May 1 at 09:00UT. using a C11 RASA f/2.2 + Canon 6D. iso1600 15x30sec. FOV 3 deg. North up. near Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. Stacked in Deepskystacker. Processed in Maxim DL. The blue ion tail is less active tonight, but the tuffs of smoke are likely disconnections. The yellow dust tail has sharp curvature towards the north. Visual estimate through 8x40mm binoculars = 4.9. Visual tail about 1 degree. Not visible to the naked eye due to low altitude. A reminder that colour is only seen photographically, not visuall
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