Observation by Mazin Younis: 13P/Olbers disconnected tail

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2024 Jun 11 - 22:00

Uploaded

2024 Jun 12 - 15:23

Objects

13P Olbers

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 06^h58^m
Dec: +40°11'
Position angle: -137°47'

Field size

1°13' × 0°46'

Equipment

Sky-watcher Quattro 8 f/4
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

68 x 30s

Location

Personal Remote Telescope - Morocco

Title

13P/Olbers disconnected tail

About this image

Though the brightest comet in the Sky, 13P/Olbers poses a difficult location less than 11° above western horizon at the fall of darkness where my telescope is. Wind and bad tracking meant I had to take many 30s exposures.

The image clearly shows a disconnection in the tail which was reported earlier by other observers.

Files associated with this observation

13P_Olbers_final_BAA.jpg (1.5 MB)

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Dominic Ford, Jeremy Shears, Jonathon Elliott

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