Comet C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS
Taken by Dan Bartlett on April 4, 2026 @
June Lake California USA
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Details:
From June lake California with a 94% waning gibbous moon. I shortened the exposures to prevent over saturation due to moonlight.
Project Notes:
Impressive tail activity despite waning gibbous moonlight.
Heterogeneous plasma jets & tail.
Corkscrew shaped asymmetrical activity causing coma to be off centered.
Still close to mountain ridge.
Measured brightness magnitude 6.9.
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =620mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi6200mcP
Seeing: 3.5/5
Transparency: 7/10 Bright Moonlight
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA
Image Info:
(All images processed solely using PixInsight and Comet Photometry Tycho-Tracker)
Full Frame Resampled 2x2; Cropped BIN1x1
Acquisition ………… 46 ×15 seconds
Resolution ............... 1.025(BIN1x1)
Rotation ................. -5.143 deg
Field of view ............ 2d 10' 51.8" x 3d 2' 7.2"
Photographer's website:
https://app.astrobin.com/i/jfxc8n?r=0
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