Observation by Nick James: C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) wide field

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Sep 27 - 04:07

Uploaded

2025 Sep 27 - 05:58

Objects

C/2025 A6

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 09^h14^m
Dec: +38°25'
Position angle: +2°25'

Field size

3°09' × 2°16'

Equipment

72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC

Exposure

26x120s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)

Title

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) wide field

About this image

A long stack with my widefield, colour camera taken at the same time as this animation shows the ion tail extending out of the frame. I get a total magnitude of 7.7 from this image. There are indications of a faint, broad dust tail forming close in behind the coma.

Files associated with this observation

2025a6_20250927_040704_ndj.jpg (2.0 MB)

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