Re: [BAA Comets] Fragmentation of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)
Janice McClean 23 Nov 2025 19:35 UTC
Excellent image and good work from the Comet Chasers as it disintegrates into oblivion.
J
> On 23 Nov 2025, at 16:05, Nick James <ndj@nickdjames.com> wrote:
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> Courtesy of Helen Usher and the BAA/Comet Chasers group I have processed some data obtained earlier today from the 2.0-m f/5.2 RC Foulkes Telescope North (F65). This has an image scale of 0.27"/pix. This image is resampled by a factor of 2 and is 2.3 arcmin square. It is a stack of 3x10s images taken at half the comet's offset rate.
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> It shows a separate, faint apparent fragment just ahead of C and an elongated bright area behind A. Component A has brightened significantly over the past few days.
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> All that is left of component B is its tail.
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> Nick.
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