Observation by dbartlett: Measurement of 1st frame indicates brigh...

Uploaded by

BAA Comet Section

Observer

dbartlett

Observed

2026 Apr 05 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Apr 14 - 19:37

Objects

C/2025 R3

Planetarium overlay









Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 22h48m
Dec: +20°06'
Position angle: -5°10'

Field size

1°57' × 1°25'

Full filename

2025r3/2025r3_20260405_dbartlett.jpg

Target name

C/2025 R3

Title

Measurement of 1st frame indicates brightness magnitude of 5.8 Tail dynamics subdued from previous night. Seeing a hazy plasma envelope surrounding the coma and front of comet (Best seen in the starless integrated image). Moonlight present. Observational details: Backyard setup scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =620mm; F# 2.2 camera: asi6200mcP Seeing: 3.5/5 Transparency: 7/10 Bright Moonlight Observer: DEBartlett Location: June Lake, California, USA Image Info: (All images processed solely using PixInsight and Comet Photometry Tycho-Tracker) Full Frame Resampled 2x2; Cropped BIN1x1 Acquisition ………… 43 ×15 seconds Resolution ............... 2.506 arcsec/px Rotation ................. -5.174 deg Field of view ............ 1d 57' 32.9" x 1d 25' 13.0" Image center ............. RA: 22 48 44.210 Dec: +20 06 40.00

About this image
Measurement of 1st frame indicates brightness magnitude of 5.8 Tail dynamics subdued from previous night. Seeing a hazy plasma envelope surrounding the coma and front of comet (Best seen in the starless integrated image). Moonlight present. Observational details: Backyard setup scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =620mm; F# 2.2 camera: asi6200mcP Seeing: 3.5/5 Transparency: 7/10 Bright Moonlight Observer: DEBartlett Location: June Lake, California, USA Image Info: (All images processed solely using PixInsight and Comet Photometry Tycho-Tracker) Full Frame Resampled 2x2; Cropped BIN1x1 Acquisition 43 ×15 seconds Resolution ............... 2.506 arcsec/px Rotation ................. -5.174 deg Field of view ............ 1d 57' 32.9" x 1d 25' 13.0" Image center ............. RA: 22 48 44.210 Dec: +20 06 40.00
Files associated with this observation
Like this image
Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.