New comet C/2017 O1 no name.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

New Comet
ASASSN1 comet C/2017 O1 (no name!)
For 24 July 2017 8:04 UT.
Shall annonate later.
This is an extremely gassy comet. Even in one unprocessed exposure it's very green....
Spiral Galaxy is NGC 1042 mag 11.5.
Comet is around mag 10.0.
Ephemeris details available, below link.
http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/SoftwareEls.html

[cometcatcher]

Wow, sudden comet. Nice one Justin! Unfortunately it heads off north, as they all do.

[astronobob]

Awesome Justin, wow, what a great scene, must be near a dozen galaxies in there, well done :thumbsup:
I seen, followed the path of C/2017 O1 on stellarium a couple weeks ago and knew it was going near by this field and thinking whether you'd be onto it :thumbsup:
Too good fella :cool:

[omegacrux]

Very nice one Justin

David

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Chaps!

Lot's of controversy over this one because it's not named.

This is the group that discovered it.

http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10597

Cheers,

Justin.

[Regulus]

Nicely done Justin.

[Camelopardalis]

That's a cracker Justin :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Trevor and Dunk! :)

Cheers
Justin.

[Suzy]

Great shot Justin! I love your comet pics.
First I've heard of this new one, I'll need to do some catching up on it.

[astroron]

Justin, I think the IAU has lost a lot of credibility ince the Pluto naming debacle
They have even lost the SN reporting responsibility.
Lots of politics involved .
Cheers:thumbsup:
PS I observed it visually on the 27 of last month.
It was low down and of indistinct shape,which I put down to the seeing.
I also thought it was about mag 11.0
Nice pic (y)

[astroron]

I observed it last about 10 days ago, remember my report.
Two comets. ;) :lol:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Suzy! :)



Thanks Ron! :)

Yes, usually some politics involved. Try not to think about it, takes the enjoyment of it. Glad you got to observe O1, it's certainly causing it's own controversy without the naming. Is it or is not in outburst, or periodic brightening due to rotation. Or just profuse outgassing from switching on.:question::question::question:
The debate sure is lively!

Cheers,

Justin.