Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks outburst
Taken by Eliot Herman on October 10, 2023 @
Utah Desert Observatory
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There appears to be an initial eruptive jet (horizontal tail in image) with the outburst seen on October 5, 2023 much like the eruptive jets observed by probes such as Rosetta in high-detail. By October 7 the jet is absent, but the coma once again as in July appears to be developing the "Pac-Man" or Horseshoe morphology. By October 9th the coma appears more transparent with central body's glow much more apparent. The coma is still enlarging on Oct. 10 while becoming more diffuse and transparent with central body more prominent. On October 10th galaxy UGC10845 was in close conjunction (shown arrowhead) it is mag 14.3 quite close to the reports for 12P. It too is a diffuse object with a central core- its core appears quite similar in brightness but the diffuse light from the spiral arms is much smaller and difficult to compare.
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