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29P

Eight outbursts of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann in 3 weeks: a new record

Updated on 2022 December 7 Comet 29P/SW1 has been passing through the constellation of Gemini in recent weeks passing through

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Mission 29P Blog 27 November 2022

27 November 20224 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

New strong outburst  from about 14.1R to 12.2R detected thanks to Denis Buczynski’s measures: 0029P KC2022 11 27.88355 06 53

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Mission 29P Blog 25 November 2022

25 November 20224 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

We are now starting to see fine detail in the expanding debris cloud. Here is the latest from the Faulkes

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Mission 29P Blog 24 November 2022

24 November 20224 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

Coma expanding but no sign yet of a further outburst. Here is a higher SNR image obtained by Cai Stoddard-Jones

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Mission 29P Blog 23 November 2022

23 November 20224 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

First close-up of the expanding outburst coma thanks to André Debackère. Notice the characteristic ‘Pac-Man’ shaped cut-out at position angles

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Mission 29P Blog 22 November 2022

22 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

SECOND MOST INTENSE OUTBURST IN 12 YEARS Patrick Wiggins is to be congratulated for imaging Centaur comet 29P hours after

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Mission 29P Blog 21 November 2022

21 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

Remarkably, Denis Buczynski has picked up a rebrightening just 2.5 days after the last event. Thankfully, Patrick Wiggins’ skies were

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Mission 29P Blog 20 November 2022

20 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

A further small outburst of about 1.1 mag amplitude occurred on Nov 18.26, first detected by JF Soulier. Confirmed using

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Mission 29P Blog 17 November 2022

17 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

A new outburst event has been detected – the 10th this apparition, of which we have now completed one-third. Although

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Mission 29P Blog 10 November 2022

10 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

A further 2.0-m image today has confirmed a further small brightening in what appears to be a second mini-outburst of

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