Category: comets

Comet 144P/Kushida: 29 Jan. 2024

Comet 144P/Kushida: an image – 29 Jan. 2024

We observed comet 144P/Kushida, soon after its perihelion and showing a faint tail. The image is available below. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: 29 Jan. 2024.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 29 Jan. 2024

We captured new images of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks without any interference from the Moon, using two different instruments. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of 7, 180-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in outburst: 18 Jan. 2024.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in outburst: 18 Jan. 2024

Here it is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks soon after it started a new outburst, while approaching the Sun. It shows a faint tail. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: 15 Jan. 2024.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 15 Jan. 2024

Here it is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, while approaching the Sun. It shows a faint tail. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic unit...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in outburst: 19 Nov. 2023.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 19 Nov. 2023

Here it is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, imaged after its 4th outburst after the July one. The image above comes from the sigma combination of 10, 180-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG...

C/2023 H2 Lemmon: 8 Nov. 2023.

Comet C/2023 H2 Lemmon: a image – 8 Nov. 2023

We observed comet C/2023 H2 Lemmon, showing a nice, faint tail. The image is available below. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 9, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount...