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Photos by Th.Boeckel
Fragmentation of
the comet nucleus
23.
November 2025 ,
Germerswang, Bavaria
Only 2 hours of clear sky made
it possible to photograph the fragmentation of
the comet.
00:27 UT, Newton
12,5", f 6,
exp. 25 sec, Iso 3200, Sony aIV ,
comet
brightness
~ mag 9.8
Comet
Video 1,
Video 2
The conditions were truly icy. At 2:30 a.m., the
inside of the telescope was even covered with hoarfrost. The
air temperature was lousy -10 °C.
*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
+6-7.
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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