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Photos by
Th.Boeckel
Elek Tamas discovered this outburst
on the 20th of July 2023.
The
brightness
developed
after the expansion (extreme
outblow in the style of
17P/Holmes)
of the comet halo/tail
apprx.
100 times more from 16.6 (mag)*
to the magnitude
11.6 (mag)*.
The comet could be seen with the naked eye in April 2024 at
4.5 (mag)*.
20.November 2023
New explosion at 14.Nov.23. Comet halo / tail
uprised to
8,9 (mag)*
Newton 1900mm, 12,5"; crop2/1,5x; 4 x 115 sec,
ISO 1600, Sony a7III
11.August 2023
'Clear sky' at Germerswang (Oberbayern)
Very
good conditions allowed
these recordings of the comet
*mag
= > light magnitude:
Up to
mag
+3 or +4
stars are
visible nearby cities with the naked eye, in very dark areas the
seeing limit can reach up to
mag +6.
The more higher numerical value is
given, the more weaker are the objects. E.g.
- 4,7 mag, Venus glittering;
- 1,0 Sirius,
brightest star; + 3,5
M31 Andromeda,
pale shiny oval)
           
All comet observations
from 2001 up to now ..
   
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Comet
12P/Pons-Brooks
