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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

 

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Hi All: Astronaut Don Pettit captured a nice image of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from ISS earlier today prior to one of his local sunrises. At the time of his shot (1/9 12:59 UT, Nikon Z9 lens, f/1.2, 1/60th of second) the solar elongation was only 11 degrees. I’ll ask Don if I can share it here. Any estimate of how bright it should be right now? There are Sagittarius reference stars in his image (mu, lambda, phi, delta, gamma, eta) plus Mercury and it is far brighter than any of them. (Mercury currently -0.4, and the comet looks at least 2 or 3 magnitudes brighter).? --Rob


JPL Closed Due to Fire Evacuations on Jan. 8, 2025, and to remain closed until Monday, Jan. 13 https://emergency.jpl.nasa.gov/

 

JPL Closed Due to Fire Evacuations on Jan. 8, 2025, and to remain closed until Monday, Jan. 13 https://emergency.jpl.nasa.gov/


Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

On 2025-01-09 06:52, Fabrizio Bernardi via groups.io wrote:
I was informed by a JPL colleague that JPL servers have been shut down
for obvious safety reasons due to the wildfire. At the Lab, only
emergency related personnel is present. So far, only minor issues
affected JPL, but many colleagues over there had to evacuate their
home and some, sadly, lost them, for what I know.?
I was informed by a JPL colleague that the Lab (presumably, the parking lots) is also now being used as a staging ground for firefighters. If you look at this horrific picture of Altadena, the Lab is just to the left of the upper left corner.



I fear that many Lab employees must have lost their homes. A sad day and a terrible tragedy.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks

Fabrizio
Il 09/01/25 12:47, Laura Woodney via groups.io ha scritto:

JPL is inside the evacuation zone for the horrific Eaton fire. While
the currently available maps do not show it being inside the burned
region, I would not be surprised if there were no public utilities
like electric going to the campus right now - explaining why the
entire JPL website seems to be down.
It’s certain a lot of our colleagues at JPL have lost everything.
It’s very sad, and I’m sure we’ll see some crowdsourcing to
help them out appear over the next few days.
- Laura
Professor of Physics & Astronomy, CSUSB

On Jan 9, 2025, at 3:30?AM, Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io
<jdsh@...> wrote:
?Maybe it's the fire.
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Hi all,
I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using
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web pages are not accessible either (e.g.
;!!OM2WEIN1DMg!CZldxnCY_OOqWvmJgkWTYSXjKQ7Yt1UAz8ID96Wi5ZMBtc1ORfIF04cT1icc2OfNdVBrChs1Wr9SwkDYtdUb0xtzQgKo$
[ssd[.]jpl[.]nasa[.]gov]).
Anyone else having the same issues?
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Re: C/2023 A3 on 2024 sep 29 at 19UT

 

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Dear Michael,

Grateful if I can ask you a question in private. My email address is vandorps@...

Best regards,
Johan van Dorp
Dutch Comet Section

On Sep 30, 2024, at 02:19, Michael Mattiazzo via groups.io <mmatti@...> wrote:

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Hi all,

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A3 is really starting to put on a show. The best I’ve seen since comet Lovejoy in 2011.

The tail is growing rapidly. Now 10 degrees. (calculated 21 million kms and rising)

By mid October this should stretch out to about 20-30 degrees.

?

Perihelion +2 days

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. 2024 September 29 at 19:00UT. Canon 60Da + Canon 50mm lens. 2x30sec sec iso2000. FOV 25x35 deg. North lower left. Location: Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.144E 35S.

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Watch a high-res animation posted on my website:

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A visual estimate at 19:00UT using 8x40mm binoculars was magnitude 2.5 with 4' coma and strong degree of condensation DC7,

fast growing tail length now 10 degrees in PA257.

Comparison stars Regulus (1.4), Nu Hydra(3.2). Comet magnitude was corrected for atmospheric extinction using the average table.

Visible to the naked eye, appearing as a fuzzy star of mag 2.3, with a naked eye tail 5 degrees long.

Moonlight no longer interferes. Low altitude (6 degrees)

Distance to Sun = 0.39AU (59 million kms)

Distance to Earth = 0.82AU (122 million kms)

solar elongation = 22 degrees.

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Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

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I was informed by a JPL colleague that JPL servers have been shut down for obvious safety reasons due to the wildfire. At the Lab, only emergency related personnel is present. So far, only minor issues affected JPL, but many colleagues over there had to evacuate their home and some, sadly, lost them, for what I know.?

Fabrizio

Il 09/01/25 12:47, Laura Woodney via groups.io ha scritto:
JPL is inside the evacuation zone for the horrific Eaton fire. While the currently available maps do not show it being inside the burned region, I would not be surprised if there were no public utilities like electric going to the campus right now - explaining why the entire JPL website seems to be down. 

It’s certain a lot of our colleagues at JPL have lost everything.  It’s very sad, and I’m sure we’ll see some crowdsourcing to help them out appear over the next few days. 

- Laura
Professor of Physics & Astronomy, CSUSB
On Jan 9, 2025, at 3:30?AM, Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io <jdsh@...> wrote:

?Maybe it's the fire.

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Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 11:28 AM
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Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages are not accessible either (e.g.  [ssd[.]jpl[.]nasa[.]gov]).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas







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Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

Oh yes, what a horrible situation ... best hopes for the people there.

Am Thu, 9 Jan 2025 11:33:38 -0000
schrieb "Richard Miles via groups.io" <rmiles.btee@...>:

It went down about 12 hours ago.
Richard Miles

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Sent: 09 January 2025 11:28
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Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using
python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages
are not accessible either (e.g. ).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas











Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

JPL is inside the evacuation zone for the horrific Eaton fire. While the currently available maps do not show it being inside the burned region, I would not be surprised if there were no public utilities like electric going to the campus right now - explaining why the entire JPL website seems to be down.

It’s certain a lot of our colleagues at JPL have lost everything. It’s very sad, and I’m sure we’ll see some crowdsourcing to help them out appear over the next few days.

- Laura
Professor of Physics & Astronomy, CSUSB

On Jan 9, 2025, at 3:30?AM, Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io <jdsh@...> wrote:

?Maybe it's the fire.

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Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 11:28 AM
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Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages are not accessible either (e.g. ;!!OM2WEIN1DMg!CZldxnCY_OOqWvmJgkWTYSXjKQ7Yt1UAz8ID96Wi5ZMBtc1ORfIF04cT1icc2OfNdVBrChs1Wr9SwkDYtdUb0xtzQgKo$ [ssd[.]jpl[.]nasa[.]gov]).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas







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Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

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Fire related - hope everyone is safe ?

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It went down about 12 hours ago.
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Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using
python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages
are not accessible either (e.g. .
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas












Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

It went down about 12 hours ago.
Richard Miles

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via groups.io
Sent: 09 January 2025 11:28
To: [email protected]
Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using
python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages
are not accessible either (e.g. ).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas


Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

Given JPL is in Pasadena I believe and with the fires there I expect there
maybe some disruption

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via groups.io
Sent: 09 January 2025 11:28
To: [email protected]
Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using
python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages
are not accessible either (e.g. ).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas


Re: JPL Horizons down?

 

Maybe it's the fire.

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Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 11:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [comets-ml] JPL Horizons down?


Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using python3-astroquery and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages are not accessible either (e.g. ).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas







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JPL Horizons down?

 

Hi all,

I am currently unable to get anything from JPL Horizons using python3-astroquery
and it looks like the JPL Solar System Dynamics web pages are not accessible
either (e.g. ).
Anyone else having the same issues?

Thomas


Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

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Dear all,

This morning I made a successful naked eye observation of comet C/2024 G3 from a very dark site in Lages, SC, Brazil.

2025 Jan. 04.32 UT: m = 1.9, DC = 9, tail = 0.5° in PA 255°.

Comet altitude: 4°. Sun altitude: -11°.

Comparison stars from BSC, atmospheric extinction from ICQ Table Ia. "Average" applied.

Best regards,
Lucas Camargo da Silva

NEOA-JBS
Florianópolis, SC, Brazil



De: [email protected] <[email protected]> em nome de Michael Mattiazzo via groups.io <mmatti@...>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 3 de janeiro de 2025 21:11
Para: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Assunto: Re: [comets-ml] C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT
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Folks,

?

I concur with Alexandre’s obs that the comet is in outburst (1.5 to 2 mag amplitude) as reported by T. Lovejoy.

C/2024 G3 ATLAS on 2025 January 3 at 18:10UT. Location Swan Hill

An estimate using 8x40mm binoculars was m1=2.0 with a strongly condensed 3' coma and 15' tail in PA250.

Magnitude corrected for atmospheric extinction using the average table.

In 15x70mm binoculars, a prominent dark lane or nuclear shadow is visible, indicating a recent outburst has occurred.

Comet altitude 6 degrees. Sun altitude -12 degrees

Clear conditions. Barely detectable with the naked eye.

Comparisons: Mercury (-0.4), Theta Oph (3.2), 3 Sgr (4.6)

Comet was still visible when Sun -8 degrees below horizon.

Images attached.

This reminds me of C/2000 WM1 LINEAR, here are my recollections of it:

?

Cheers,

Michael (Swan Hill, Australia) 35S 143E

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alexandre Amorim via groups.io
Sent: Friday, 3 January 2025 10:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [comets-ml] C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

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Dear friends

?

Follow my observation:

magnitude 2.0 (extinction applied)

Using 10x50 B

?

Comet's altitude 6 deg

Sun's altitude -9 deg

?

Comet visible through 6x30 finderscope until altitude 11 deg, Sun at -5 deg.

?

Comet visible through 90mm f/10 refractor (eyep. 25mm) until 12 deg, Sun at -4 deg.

?

A single photo is available here:

?

with regards

?

A. Amorim (Florianopolis/SC, Brazil)


Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

Hello all.
Can anyone here process a c/2024 g3 photo using rotational gradient filter?


Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

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Folks,

?

I concur with Alexandre’s obs that the comet is in outburst (1.5 to 2 mag amplitude) as reported by T. Lovejoy.

C/2024 G3 ATLAS on 2025 January 3 at 18:10UT. Location Swan Hill

An estimate using 8x40mm binoculars was m1=2.0 with a strongly condensed 3' coma and 15' tail in PA250.

Magnitude corrected for atmospheric extinction using the average table.

In 15x70mm binoculars, a prominent dark lane or nuclear shadow is visible, indicating a recent outburst has occurred.

Comet altitude 6 degrees. Sun altitude -12 degrees

Clear conditions. Barely detectable with the naked eye.

Comparisons: Mercury (-0.4), Theta Oph (3.2), 3 Sgr (4.6)

Comet was still visible when Sun -8 degrees below horizon.

Images attached.

This reminds me of C/2000 WM1 LINEAR, here are my recollections of it:

?

Cheers,

Michael (Swan Hill, Australia) 35S 143E

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alexandre Amorim via groups.io
Sent: Friday, 3 January 2025 10:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [comets-ml] C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

?

Dear friends

?

Follow my observation:

magnitude 2.0 (extinction applied)

Using 10x50 B

?

Comet's altitude 6 deg

Sun's altitude -9 deg

?

Comet visible through 6x30 finderscope until altitude 11 deg, Sun at -5 deg.

?

Comet visible through 90mm f/10 refractor (eyep. 25mm) until 12 deg, Sun at -4 deg.

?

A single photo is available here:

?

with regards

?

A. Amorim (Florianopolis/SC, Brazil)


NEW OBSERVATIONS: Observatory Gr?mme MPC: M09 - Results 2024 and Observations 2025-01-02

 

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Dear Co-Observers,
?
First of all: My best wishes for 2025, and hopefully some interesting / bright comets and discussions on the mailing list!?

Personally, 2024 was for Observatory Gr?mme not a good year. Lots of bad weather.?
But the total amount of comet observations in 2024 is 768, still high according to 2023 (822). 67 different comets were observed.

This is the result of using an automated system (C.A.N.A.O.P: Comet And Neo Automated Observation Program). This has shortened?the loss of time in between 2 observations.?
Hope to do better in 2025 and to be able to do more follow-up observations.?

And so i had a good start yesterdag evening, the second of January. Some comets could be observed during the first hours of the evening.
  • 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann underwent an outburs!?
  • 0333P
  • 0043P
  • 0049P
  • C/2023 Q1 PANSTARRS
Clear Skies!?

Images on the website!
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Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

If you could compare it to Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, how nice object is it?


Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

Visual observation was in 3jan 2025 at?07:40 UT.


Re: C/2024 G3 in outburst? - Jan 2.76, 2025 UT

 

Dear friends
?
Follow my observation:
magnitude 2.0 (extinction applied)
Using 10x50 B
?
Comet's altitude 6 deg
Sun's altitude -9 deg
?
Comet visible through 6x30 finderscope until altitude 11 deg, Sun at -5 deg.
?
Comet visible through 90mm f/10 refractor (eyep. 25mm) until 12 deg, Sun at -4 deg.
?
A single photo is available here:
?
with regards
?
A. Amorim (Florianopolis/SC, Brazil)


Re: [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

 

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Doug that is amazing!

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We obtained 2.0-m multi-filter images from LCO just 4 minutes before the strong outburst kicked off.

Here are our Cousins-R measurements from the r-filter images obtained by the Comet Chasers group.

The (G-R) colour difference is +0.20.

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0029P???????? C2025 01 02.41593 10 10 50.22 +08 50 53.8????????? 16.63R????? F65 5.61" (5.72") r 120s Malaric

0029P???????? C2025 01 02.41738 10 10 50.18 +08 50 53.8????????? 16.68R????? F65?????????????? poor seeing 4.6" fwhm

0029P???????? C2025 01 02.42052 10 10 50.16 +08 50 53.9????????? 16.65R????? F65 5.61" (5.72") r 90s Souza

0029P???????? C2025 01 02.42406 10 10 50.11 +08 50 53.9????????? 16.66R????? F65 5.61" (5.72") r 90s Eleftheriou

0029P???????? C2025 01 02.42518 10 10 50.10 +08 50 53.8????????? 16.62R????? F65

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From your data we can see that the eruption started at 2025 01 02.428 ± 0.001

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2460677.92298?? 16.839 G? C?? 41.78?? 23.417??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.92654?? 16.823 G? C?? 45.74?? 23.428??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.93010?? 16.744 G? C?? 47.40?? 23.434??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.93365?? 16.692 G? C?? 52.52?? 23.417??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.93721?? 16.603 G? C?? 57.56?? 23.399??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.94076?? 16.393 G? C?? 64.04?? 23.454??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2460677.94432?? 16.229 G? C?? 70.49?? 23.453??? Gaia2?? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

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This is only the 3rd strong outburst this apparition so to catch it is incredibly lucky and to have 2.0-m data just a few minutes ahead of the eruption is also a first!

This is a dramatic demonstration of the typical characteristic of 29P in that we see a sudden cryovolcanic eruption begin and minutes before all was quiet.

?

Richard Miles

BAA

?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Doug Durig via groups.io
Sent: 03 January 2025 05:44
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [comets-ml] [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

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I caught it going into outburst last night. This is the data from my 16 inch RC. I also have data from my RASAs to look at yet. This?is what I got stacking?10x30sec exposures, so at about 5 min increments. It pooped quickly!

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OBSERVER: ? ?D. T. Durig
OBS CODE: ? ?V21
TELESCOPE: ? 0.4m f/8.0 Ritchey-Cretien
EXPOSURE JD: Mid-exposure, not corrected for light time
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? ? ? JD ? ? ? ? mag ? ? Flt ? SNR ? ?ZeroPt ? ? ?Cat ? Design.
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2460677.86963 ? 16.831 G ?C ? 44.61 ? 23.433 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.88030 ? 16.814 G ?C ? 38.34 ? 23.440 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.88386 ? 16.739 G ?C ? 54.13 ? 23.402 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.88741 ? 16.828 G ?C ? 50.67 ? 23.448 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.89097 ? 16.893 G ?C ? 50.49 ? 23.441 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.89453 ? 16.821 G ?C ? 44.84 ? 23.380 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.89808 ? 16.706 G ?C ? 45.46 ? 23.319 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.90164 ? 16.749 G ?C ? 50.32 ? 23.420 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.90520 ? 16.777 G ?C ? 48.20 ? 23.419 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.90876 ? 16.861 G ?C ? 39.38 ? 23.401 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.91232 ? 16.802 G ?C ? 46.35 ? 23.433 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.91587 ? 16.793 G ?C ? 48.14 ? 23.421 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.91943 ? 16.854 G ?C ? 50.48 ? 23.405 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.92298 ? 16.839 G ?C ? 41.78 ? 23.417 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.92654 ? 16.823 G ?C ? 45.74 ? 23.428 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.93010 ? 16.744 G ?C ? 47.40 ? 23.434 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.93365 ? 16.692 G ?C ? 52.52 ? 23.417 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.93721 ? 16.603 G ?C ? 57.56 ? 23.399 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.94076 ? 16.393 G ?C ? 64.04 ? 23.454 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.94432 ? 16.229 G ?C ? 70.49 ? 23.453 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.94788 ? 15.986 G ?C ? 81.95 ? 23.460 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.95143 ? 15.796 G ?C ? 83.74 ? 23.440 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.95546 ? 15.916 G ?C ? 85.02 ? 23.468 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.96182 ? 15.550 G ?C ? 97.70 ? 23.460 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.96892 ? 15.343 G ?C ?113.08 ? 23.442 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.97248 ? 15.241 G ?C ?121.72 ? 23.439 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.97603 ? 15.181 G ?C ?124.76 ? 23.457 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.97959 ? 15.084 G ?C ?117.40 ? 23.415 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.98315 ? 15.031 G ?C ?131.70 ? 23.440 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.98671 ? 14.944 G ?C ?133.65 ? 23.398 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.99026 ? 14.916 G ?C ?135.42 ? 23.418 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.99408 ? 14.869 G ?C ?140.90 ? 23.423 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460677.99775 ? 14.822 G ?C ?145.17 ? 23.417 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.00131 ? 14.771 G ?C ?157.13 ? 23.427 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.00487 ? 14.763 G ?C ?156.20 ? 23.431 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.00842 ? 14.752 G ?C ?156.10 ? 23.438 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.01198 ? 14.690 G ?C ?159.19 ? 23.397 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.01553 ? 14.714 G ?C ?156.24 ? 23.424 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.01909 ? 14.699 G ?C ?159.09 ? 23.401 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.02265 ? 14.714 G ?C ?159.32 ? 23.443 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.02620 ? 14.679 G ?C ?159.90 ? 23.420 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.02976 ? 14.679 G ?C ?150.27 ? 23.371 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.03331 ? 14.581 G ?C ?162.01 ? 23.302 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.03687 ? 14.647 G ?C ?163.45 ? 23.391 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.04043 ? 14.643 G ?C ?160.71 ? 23.393 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.04398 ? 14.636 G ?C ?163.00 ? 23.346 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.04754 ? 14.587 G ?C ?165.35 ? 23.299 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
2460678.05109 ? 14.567 G ?C ?164.64 ? 23.317 ? ?Gaia2 ? 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
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On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 11:26?PM Observatory Gr?mme via <observatorygromme=[email protected]> wrote:

Dear All,

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As reported?by Wayne Hawley , 29P is in outburst.

My observation from past night shows a very high Afrho value

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Eliot Herman via <ELIOTHERMAN=[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 2:09 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

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I also have it scripted of a few hours from now… we will see, hopefully an outburst

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Eliot

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Wayne Hawley via <hawley.wayne=[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

I will continue imaging and I have just heard that Nick James will also be imaging for the next few hours

Regards,

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Wayne

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On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 at 00:13, Observatory Gr?mme via <observatorygromme=[email protected]> wrote:

And just as we speak, the clouds are coming in again.....?

So , make a long run observation. You are maybe on to something.. ??

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Wayne Hawley via <hawley.wayne=[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 1:11 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

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Many thanks for confirming the?magnitude..?

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Regards,

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Wayne

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On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 at 00:08, Observatory Gr?mme via <observatorygromme=[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Wayne,

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Yes, i'm also observing it! And indeed a bight nucleus.

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OBSERVER: ? ?P.-J. Dekelver

CONTACT: ? ? P.-J. Dekelver [observatorygromme@...]

TELESCOPE: ? 0.30-m f/4 Newtonian reflector

EXPOSURE JD: Mid-exposure, not corrected for light time

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? ? ? JD ? ? ? ? mag ? ? Flt ? SNR ? ?ZeroPt ? ? ?Cat ? Design.

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2460678.490613 ?14.488 SR SR ?89.51 ? 26.509 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

2460678.492722 ?14.480 SR SR ?108.70 ?26.713 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

2460678.494831 ?14.471 SR SR ?136.81 ?26.829 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

2460678.496940 ?14.471 SR SR ?129.30 ?26.824 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

2460678.499048 ?14.470 SR SR ?103.60 ?26.583 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

2460678.501156 ?14.444 SR SR ?142.00 ?26.794 ? ?ATLAS2 ?0

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It seems to be in outburst right now!!!!?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Wayne Hawley via <hawley.wayne=[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 1:01 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [29P-ml] Is anyone currently imaging 29P

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I have taken my first few images a few minutes ago and am getting circa mag 14.3. Can anyone else confirm my readings please.?

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Regards

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Wayne Hawley Z09

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