On July 23 I captured an even longer total exposure of the comet. The aim was obtaining and even deeper image of the outter coma. The overall condensation of the coma has a diameter of roughly 21", and a fan-like extension seems to be developing.
miércoles, 23 de julio de 2008
Comet 6P d'Arrest near perihelion
With Comet d'Arrest rapidly approaching perihelion and showing signs of life as reported by several observers, I decided to accumulate exposure of this body on the nights of July 22-23. I added a total exposure of 45' on July 22. The resulting image shows a short extension (tail?) of 28" at PA 227º.
On July 23 I captured an even longer total exposure of the comet. The aim was obtaining and even deeper image of the outter coma. The overall condensation of the coma has a diameter of roughly 21", and a fan-like extension seems to be developing.
On July 23 I captured an even longer total exposure of the comet. The aim was obtaining and even deeper image of the outter coma. The overall condensation of the coma has a diameter of roughly 21", and a fan-like extension seems to be developing.
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