Comet

Christmas comes early for Comet Chasers

Welsh school children feature in a study of a mysterious hybrid comet/asteroid

The first comet to be discovered in 2021 was found by Gregory Leonard on January 3. He was using the

Brightest for several decades !

This month’s comet of the month is C/2019 L3 (ATLAS). This is another comet that was discovered by a survey

This month’s comet, 4P/Faye, comes to perihelion on 2021 September 8. In late July it was a 12th magnitude object

The latest issue of the Comet Section’s annual newsletter is now available for download. There is a great image of

This month’s comet is C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS). It may not look like much but this is one of the most

Section Officers Director: Nick James Visual Observations and Analysis: Jonathan Shanklin Secretary: Denis Buczynski TA Liason: Guy Hurst CCD Imaging