Observation by Tim Haymes: Comet (centaur) 29P

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Tim Haymes

Observer

Tim Haymes

Observed

2025 Feb 22 - 22:05

Uploaded

2025 Feb 23 - 18:09

Objects

29P Schwassmann-Wachmann

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h51^m
Dec: +09°52'
Position angle: -1°44'

Field size

0°23' × 0°14'

Equipment

C11 at F5.8 unfitered
EQ8
Guider: 80mm F5 / ASI120mm / PHD2

Exposure

30s x 20 frames

Location

N Oxfordshire.

Target name

29P in Leo with interesting coma

Title

Comet (centaur) 29P

About this image

Having just recorded a -ve occultation by another centaur (44594) 1999 OX3 (mag 20) on the same evening, i turned the camera on 29P. The coma is quite detailed and recorded well in this short image stack of 10min. The nuclear region was mag 16.1

Files associated with this observation

29P 20x30s corrected_22-00-54.jpg (551.4 kB)

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Mark Fairfax, Richard Miles, Peter Mulligan, Alex Pratt, Dawson, David Basey, Denis Buczynski, Dominic Ford, James Weightman

Comments

Denis Buczynski, 2025 Feb 24 - 13:51 UTC

Tim, nice image. Please send an annotated image to cometobs@britastro for the Archive

Denis Buczynski

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