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

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Oct 20 - 18:08

Uploaded

2025 Oct 20 - 21:03

Objects

C/2025 A6

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Constellation

Bootes

Field centre

RA: 14^h10^m
Dec: +32°31'
Position angle: +13°23'

Field size

5°22' × 3°39'

Equipment

RedCat 51 + ASI2600 MC

Exposure

30s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)

Title

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)

About this image

I managed to get a very quick widefield snapshot of the comet this evening at nautical twilight in a small gap between rain clouds. It shows the long, blue ion tail and the broad, curved dust tail. The gap only lasted a few minutes but the comet still looks impressive in a single 30s exposure in a bright sky. It is now around mag 4.5 and it was visible on my UK004G meteor camera at the time this image was taken. Here is that image. I really hope I get some longer clear gaps over the next few nights!

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pLight_0019_20251020_190807_30sec_Bin1_5.1C.fit.jpg (1.8 MB)

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