Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis

Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016

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Description

Original Version: First day since 10 March that weather and moon have cooperated. Comet 252P was easily photographed on my horizon this morning just after midnight and having passed by M14 24-hours earlier.

Version "B" is composed of 87x60s @ iso 2000 with stars removed and 180mm lens set at f/4.0. You can see a very small tail extending upward from the nucleus.

Version "C" taken 040916 is composed of 120x60s @ iso 2000 with stars removed and 180mm lens set at f/5.0. This image of the core appears brighter and perhaps the small tail has fanned out two days after version "B".

Version "D" taken on 9 April: iso 2000, 25x60s @ f/5.0. Compare with version "A" two days earlier.

A 150 minute timelapse showing the comet's movement can be viewed at: Taken 7 Apr 16

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79387036@N07/25692858604/in/dateposted-public/

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  • Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis
    Original
  • Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis
    B
  • Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis
    C
  • Final
    Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis
    D

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Comet 252P/LINEAR: 7 April & 9 April 2016, Jan Curtis

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