Comet
Taken by John Drummond on April 29, 2020 @
Gisborne, New Zealand
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Hi,
I just came in from observing C/2020 F8 with the naked eye (2020 Apr 29 UT). It seems to have increased brightness dramatically since I last observed it a few nights ago (was mag 11.6 on 2020 Apr 24 - CCD images/Astrometrica). The tail is very pronounced on tonight's CCD images (35cm f10 SCT and STL11000M CCD, 60 sec exposures). An image is attached. 23 x 1 minute, Clear, 2x2 bin, 35cm SCT.
Just prior to astro twilight I could see it naked eye with averted vision. Mag about 5.5, DC = 5, diameter = 10'. I used the stars ET Aqr (5.1) and 106 Aqr (5.2). No tail was obvious through 15 x 80 binoculars.
Awesome to see a naked eye comet again!
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