Observation by Gerald Rhemann: Our first color image of the Kreutz Come...

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Observer

Gerald Rhemann

Observed

2026 Jan 17 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Jan 26 - 22:09

Objects

C/2026 A1

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Constellation

Caelum

Field centre

RA: 04^h57^m
Dec: -33°02'
Position angle: -178°25'

Field size

0°57' × 0°45'

Full filename

2026a1/2026a1_20260117_grhemann.jpg

Target name

C/2026 A1

Title

Our first color image of the Kreutz Comet 6AC4721 Date: 17 01 2026 UT 21:15 Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 24/9/9/9 min. North is down Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (74.289, -33.044) Center (RA, hms): 04h 57m 09.331s Center (Dec, dms): -33° 02' 36.819" Size: 57.9 x 45.4 arcmin Radius: 0.614 deg Pixel scale: 1.74 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 178.4 degrees E of N

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