Images of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

2024 Apr. 02
Observer: Herman Mikuz
Date: 02 Apr. 2024 07:04
Description:

Image of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, obtained on 2024 Apr. 2 (19h32-19h53UT) with 15-cm, f/3.5 Quattro-150P telescope and Canon 700D camera. Exposure time was 12 minutes at ISO 1600. Image scale is 5.1 arc sec/pixel. Field size 2.5 x 1.6 deg. Images were taken near the village of Sv. Gregor (Sodrazica). Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz and A. Mohar, Crni Vrh Observatory.

2024 Mar. 13
Observer: Herman Mikuz
Date: 13 Mar. 2024 07:03
Description:

Image of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, obtained on 2024 Mar. 13 (19h58-20h28UT) in moonlight conditions with 15-cm, f/3.7 Quattro-150P telescope and Canon 700D camera. Exposure time was 51x30 seconds. Image scale is 5.1 arc sec/pixel. Field size 2.5 x 1.6 deg. Image was median combined to weaken the stellar background, eliminate many of the Starlink trails and highlight the structure of the comet tail. Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.