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Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne
Hi,
A few comets around at the moment that are worth imaging.
C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS, image taken 3/10, very small with a short tail, recent visual estimates around 11.5 to 12.
C/2011 R1 McNaught, image taken 3/10, showing a broad tail and nice colour, guide 8 has it at 11.8.
168P Hergenrother, image taken 7/10, this comet is in outburst at the moment, visual estimates 9.8 to 10. very bright nucleus and tail.
Cheers,
Justin.
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Nice images there Justin
Just to be a bit picky,you cannot see the nucleus of a comet in ground based telescopes,what you are seeing is the bright Coma.
The Nucleus is hidden by the bright Coma
See
Here
The Coma can be very large,but the nucleus is really quite small.
Cheers
