Comet Tempel 2
in the Evening sky in Pisces Austrinus
August 16, 2026

 

            
As the comet continues
            its southward trek deep into the southern sky, we can get our
            last veiws of this celestial visitor which still shows a clear
            dust trail and now a few braids in the tail as well.

            
Comet: 10P Tempel2

            -Date/Time Local: 8/16/26 11:02 AM MST

            -Date/Time UT: 8/17/26 06:02 UT

            -FOV: 94' x 75'

            -Orientation: N up

            -Seeing: 3

            -Transparency: 6

            -Orig. Scale: 1.2 arcsec/Pixel

            -Instrument: 10" f/3.8 Newt

            -Exposure: 90 min total LRGB

            -Camera: Atik 16200

            -Location: Payson,AZ

            


            Notes:

            >Lots of IFN in background

            >First time Ive noticed three distinct gas tails on comet.

            >Dust trail is fading and becoming wider

            >Lots of nice galaxies in this field!

            >comet is getting pretty low in southern sky in constellation
            of PA.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 4 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure: 90 mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  42F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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