Comet 10P/ Tempel2 has a spaghettified dust tail, and it's brightening
Taken by Dan Bartlett on July 23, 2026 @
June Lake California USA
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Details:
Twisting brownish-yellow dust trail appears as a "jet" streaming out of the central condesation (over exposed).
The dust tail still envelopes the post orbital dust trail but has brightened and broadened from the previous night.
Orbital Dust Trail still obvious ,as well as the dust tail jet, on individual 4 minute subs.
A noted rich blue coloration can be barely seen immediately surrounding the over exposed comet core. (Best seen on the comet starless integrated image). Plasma?
My brightness measurements through Tycho_Tracker estimates a brightness of mag 7.3. Reminder there are no real comp stars present and the stack is 3.2 hours of this comet.
Photographer's website:
https://app.astrobin.com/i/tjxe54?r=0
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