Comet 220P/McNaught
Taken by Odd Trondal on August 24, 2026 @ Norway
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220P/McNaught is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught who is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).
Good information here :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/220P/McNaught

Distance from the Sun (au) : 1.701 Perihelion : 14 June 2026 @ 1,56au

Time: 01:07UT 2026-08-24 Exp. 160 x 30 sec.
Tel: Meade 4" SC @ f/6.60 ASI662MC @ +19°C 1.77"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 00:29UT 2026-08-20 Filters & Exp.time R(12x30) G(12x30) B(12x60)Sec
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +18°C 0.52"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 00:46UT 2026-08-11 Exp. 150 x 30 sec.
Tel: Meade 4" SC @ f/6.60 ASI662MC @ +19°C 1.77"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 01:17UT 2026-08-12 Filters & Exp.time R(12x30) G(12x30) B(12x60)Sec
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +18°C 0.52"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint

Lots of Spaceweather images of this object

Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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