Bright double outburst of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
Taken by Eliot Herman on February 3, 2025 @
Utah Desert Observatory
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Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has had a bright double outburst, on February 2 brightening to mag 13.5 and within a day later another outburst brightening to mag 12.4. One of the more fascinating objects in the Solar System orbiting between Saturn and Uranus has many cryovolcanic outbursts, small and large.
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