New comet C/2017 O1 no name.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

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...ftwareEls.html

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

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

[astronobob (Bob)]

Awesome Justin, wow, what a great scene, must be near a dozen galaxies in there, well done
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
Too good fella

[omegacrux (David)]

Very nice one Justin

David

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

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 (Trevor)]

Nicely done Justin.

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

That's a cracker Justin

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Regulus

Nicely done Justin.

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

That's a cracker Justin

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 (Ron)]

Originally Posted by 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.

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
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 (Ron)]

Originally Posted by 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.

I observed it last about 10 days ago, remember my report.
Two comets.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by 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.

Thanks Suzy!

Originally Posted by 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
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)

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.
The debate sure is lively!

Cheers,

Justin.