Telescopic comet NEOWISE - 4.12.2016 at 04.45 Helsinki, Maunula Observation number 58665

Visibility I / V

Jorma Ryske, Etelä-Suomen kosmol. seura

The new comet C / 2016 U1 (NEOWISE), discovered at the end of October 2016, is predicted to brighten during December to the right of mag10, ie even as a binocular target. However, as the comet brightens, it moves rapidly lower in the Finnish sky, visible in the eastern morning sky. At the moment, the comet is very diffuse with a comma 2 'in diameter and, at least when photographed in Helsinki, almost disappears into light pollution. The brightest star in the image is HIP 68828 mag (V) 8.147.

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Additional information

Observation target
- Comet
Name of the observation target
- C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
- Erittäin heikosti näkyvä
Coma diameter
2 kaariminuuttia

Weather
- -9C
Title for the comet
- Telescopic comet

Technical information

SW 200mm / F4, Atik314L +, MPCC, no filters, CEM60.FOV 38'x28 '. Exposures 16x90s = 24min from 04:45 EET. North at the top, east at the left.

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Telescopic comet NEOWISE - 4.12.2016 at 04.45 Helsinki, Maunula Observation number 58665