Observation by Grant Privett: c/2023 TD22 (LEMMON)

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2024 Aug 17 - 01:22

Uploaded

2024 Aug 17 - 23:10

Equipment

300mm VX12 f/4 Newtonian
SX Trius 694
SW NEQ6+Rowan

Exposure

53x30s x2binning

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

2023 TD22 (LEmmon)

Title

c/2023 TD22 (LEMMON)

About this image

Astronomy has changed down the years. Here is an observation of a comet that appears to be about mag 16.7. That such an observation is routine is remarkable...

Until recently this was thought to be an asteroid. Apparently, it has a tiny coma and tail but that wasn't evident to me, but as it it was low, the Moon was nearby and I was looking through half a hedge, I'm not surprised...

Files associated with this observation

c2023TD22_20240817.jpg (195.1 kB)

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Nick Quinn, Brendan Tynan

Comments

Nick James, 2024 Aug 18 - 05:40 UTC

Great effort to image this interesting object.

The tail is very faint and it is in approximately the same direction as the comet's motion (approx 250 deg) so it is easy mistake a faint star trail that happens to be in the right place as the tail. I imaged this object on two nights (Aug 9/10 and Aug 10/11). Conditions on the morning of Aug 10 were excellent with very good transparency and good seeing. There is a hint of the tail on Aug 10 image (and no star anywhere near) and the comet's PSF (at 3.8 arcsec) is definitely fuzzier than a similar brightness star (2.9 arcsec).

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