Observation by Mike Crowle: Comet 240P (NEAT) and fragment 240P-B, 2...

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Michael Crowle

Observer

Mike Crowle

Observed

2025 Nov 25 - 21:22

Uploaded

2026 Jan 24 - 23:06

Objects

240P NEAT

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h43^m
Dec: +07°00'
Position angle: -0°00'

Field size

0°43' × 0°31'

Equipment

Revelation 300mm f/4 Newtonian
Canon EOS 600D (astro-modded)
Losmandy G11

Exposure

22 x 60-sec, 3200 ISO

Location

St. Blazey, Cornwall

Target name

Comet 240P (NEAT) and fragment 240P-B

Title

Comet 240P (NEAT) and fragment 240P-B, 25 November 2025

About this image

This comet, then in Taurus, was easy to find but only faintly visible in the telescope. The fragment, which has a separate designation, 240P-B, was not visible to the eye through the telescope, but the camera picked it up.

Files associated with this observation

240p_20251125_2122_crowle.jpg (2.5 MB)

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