29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann outburst
Taken by Eliot Herman on November 23, 2022 @
Mayhill, NM
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A newly reported 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann outburst, second largest outburst in 12 years was imaged. This shows 29P centered with a number of comparison stars identified by magnitude. This image is 8 x 120 sec stacked in lum. captured with iTelescope T19. In the next days and weeks a significant coma is likely to emerge. It is reported as 11.7 mag in red and appears slightly brighter in lum filter as shown.
See:https://britastro.org/section_information_/comet-section-overview/mission-29p-centaur-comet-observing-campaign- an image is posted with a larger 2 M telescope that shows the asymmetric outburst detail.
Photographer's website:
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