Comet 29P Schwwassmann - Wachmann 1
in the Evening sky in Leo
3/16/26

 

            
Comet 29P Schwwassmann
            - Wachmann 1 is currently having an outburst and is peaking around
            11.5th magnitude. Well placed just south of Leo in the evening,
            this deep exposure reveals a spiral shape to its tail as it outgasses
            with rotating jets of vapor into space.

            
-Comet: C/29p SW

            -Date/Time Local: 3/17/26 12:03 am MST

            -Date/Time UT: 3/17/26 19:03 UT

            -FOV: 94' x 75'

            -Orientation: N up

            -Orig. Scale: 1.2 arcsec/Pixel

            -Instrument: 10" f/3.8 Newt

            -Exposure: LRGB = 3h total

            -Camera: Atik 16200

            -Location: Payson,AZ

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  150 mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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