Observation by Steve Knight: A comet for Winchester Weekend

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2026 Apr 12 - 03:50

Uploaded

2026 Apr 12 - 06:40

Objects

C/2025 R3

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Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 23^h10^m
Dec: +20°00'
Position angle: -42°12'

Field size

2°12' × 3°18'

Equipment

Seestar S30 Pro

Exposure

x68 10 sec

Location

Sparsholt

Target name

C/2025 R3

Title

A comet for Winchester Weekend

About this image

A big thank you to Nick James for scouting out the viewing location.

Files associated with this observation

C 2025 R3.jpg (5.1 MB)

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Comments

Nick James, 2026 Apr 12 - 20:24 UTC

Always nice to get to image a comet from Winchester. The S30 Pro did a good job. You can compare with mine taken at the same time and same location with a larger aperture (51mm) and cooled sensor here. It took me around 20 minutes to get my AM-3 set up and polar aligned which is quite a bit longer than your Seestar.

Jeremy Shears, 2026 Apr 13 - 12:15 UTC

A great Winchester result, Steve. Well done for rising early to catch it.

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