Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes), Alan Tidey
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes)
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes)

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes), Alan Tidey
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes)
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes)

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Struggling with unruly equipment on top of Beachy Head in the dark.
Was only able to capture 10 minutes of data with 20 second subs.
I may try this one again when it gets close to Jupiter and Uranus in mid April

This is a periodic comet discovered 212 years ago.
It is in sight to us every 71 years so I won't see it again.
I am always amazed at how the early astronomers were able to calculate it's trajectory and orbit using just pencil and paper maths.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (only 10 minutes), Alan Tidey