12P Pons-Brooks
Taken by Michael Mattiazzo on April 26, 2024 @
Swan Hill, Victoria
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Once in a lifetime comet 12P Pons-Brooks.
Image taken on 2024 April 26 at 09:00UT. (7pmAEST) using a Canon 6D + Sigma 200mm f/2.8 lens. 15x20sec iso1600. FOV 5 deg. North lower right. near Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Image was taken at moonrise but henceforth will not interfere for the following 2 weeks.
Total magnitude of the comet was estimated at 4.9 using 8x40mm binoculars. Not visible to the naked eye due to low altitude and moonlight. Ion tail is 4 degrees long in this image. Only half of this was visible in 15x70mm binoculars.
Images calibrated and stacked using DeepSkyStacker
Photographer's website:
https://southerncomets.info/
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