Observation by Nick James: C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) fragments

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Nov 18 - 04:30

Uploaded

2025 Nov 18 - 05:28

Objects

C/2025 K1

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

46x15s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

Title

C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) fragments

About this image

A nice, clear morning here with the air temperature just below freezing. Moderate seeing but the components are now well separated. The middle component (fragment C) is definitely the brightest one but each component has its own tail within the overall coma and tail of the comet.

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2025k1_20251118_043047_ndj.jpg (426.8 kB)

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