Comet

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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

A unique Transition Object

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is a fascinating object. It orbits beyond Jupiter and, compared to the comets that we are used to,

I am gradually compiling links to Comet Section reports that have been published in the Journal. Notes and reports A

Updated with a new chart for August here: 2020f3_Aug.pdf. We now have some very impressive images of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in

Letters from Alan McClure