Observation by Mike Olason: As 78P gets a little higher each morning...

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Observer

Mike Olason

Observed

2026 Jun 29 - 11:01

Uploaded

2026 Jul 26 - 22:40

Objects

78P Gehrels

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78p/78p_20260629_1101_molason.jpg

Target name

78P Gehrels

Title

As 78P gets a little higher each morning and out of the atmospheric haze a more accurate calculation of its magnitude, coma and tail become possible. The comet on the morning of 6/29/2026 was magnitude 13.1, coma 0.8' wide and had a tail 2' long at an altitude of 11 degrees as morning twilight was beginning.

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