Observation by Nick James: C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Apr 14 - 03:22

Uploaded

2025 Apr 14 - 04:55

Objects

C/2025 F2

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h14^m
Dec: +30°55'
Position angle: -7°29'

Field size

1°19' × 0°57'

Equipment

51mm, f/4.9 refr. + ASI 2600MC

Exposure

45x30s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

Title

C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

About this image

This comet has not been brightening as fast as I had hoped and the Moon and twilight mean that it is fighting a bright sky but it does show a nice, thin, ion tail at the moment. I get a total magnitude of 8.9 using comphot so the comet may have started brightening again.

Files associated with this observation

2025f2_20250414_032219_ndj.jpg (931.2 kB)

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