Re: [BAA Comets] Observations of 29P - Tonight's bright outburst
Nick James 20 Nov 2020 00:04 UTC
Clouds have arrived here in Chelmsford and I'll finish for the night. My
final lightcurve shows that the comet seems to be stable at around 13.3.
The peak in the lightcurve at 73.38 was due to the comet passing over a
mag 16.5 star.
It is great news that we have observed this outburst in such fine detail
and it is fascinating to think what this cryovolcano would look like
close up.
One day I'm sure a spacecraft will head to 29P. For now though, we can
keep it under observation and, with Richard's help, try to understand
what it is doing.
Nick.