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Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1
According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has
started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th. Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way. Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas |
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I observed this comet 2 nights ago and measured the magnitude to be 15.9 -16.0 MPC Code I81 Tarbatness ADES DATA |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-25T01:31:41Z |130.56329 |+75.48871 |0.05 |0.05 | Gaia2|15.9 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.07 |3.2 | 240|0.05 | 105|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-25T01:35:54Z |130.56270 |+75.48889 |0.05 |0.05 | Gaia2|16.0 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.06 |3.4 | 240|0.06 | 105|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-25T01:40:07Z |130.56217 |+75.48905 |0.05 |0.05 | Gaia2|15.9 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.07 |3.5 | 240|0.06 | 106|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-23T03:21:32Z |130.86563 |+75.36819 |0.05 |0.05 | Gaia2|15.9 |0.03 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.18 |3.1 | 480|0.07 | 91|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-23T03:29:45Z |130.86476 |+75.36858 |0.05 |0.06 | Gaia2|16.0 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.18 |2.9 | 480|0.07 | 92|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-23T03:37:59Z |130.86387 |+75.36896 |0.05 |0.06 | Gaia2|16.0 |0.03 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.16 |3.1 | 480|0.07 | 92|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-18T22:47:00Z |131.25121 |+75.04115 |0.07 |0.07 | Gaia2|15.9 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.08 |3.7 | 360|0.09 | 90|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-18T22:53:12Z |131.25133 |+75.04165 |0.06 |0.06 | Gaia2|16.0 |0.03 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.10 |3.8 | 360|0.08 | 92|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-12-18T22:59:27Z |131.25077 |+75.04196 |0.06 |0.07 | Gaia2|16.0 |0.03 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |2.04 |3.8 | 360|0.08 | 93|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-19T00:34:23Z |123.77933 |+70.89882 |0.08 |0.10 | Gaia2|17.5 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.8 |1.58 |3.4 | 240|0.09 | 91|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-19T00:38:33Z |123.78052 |+70.89941 |0.10 |0.11 | Gaia2|17.6 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.8 |1.50 |3.5 | 240|0.08 | 92|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-19T00:42:43Z |123.78484 |+70.90003 |0.07 |0.08 | Gaia2|17.8 |0.06 | G| Gaia2| 9.8 |1.38 |3.5 | 240|0.08 | 92|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-14T21:30:11Z |121.68947 |+70.15021 |0.10 |0.10 | Gaia2|17.5 |0.06 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.44 |3.5 | 360|0.08 | 93|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-14T21:36:22Z |121.69178 |+70.15107 |0.11 |0.11 | Gaia2|17.5 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.49 |3.3 | 360|0.06 | 96|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-14T21:42:32Z |121.69441 |+70.15184 |0.14 |0.14 | Gaia2|17.7 |0.07 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.32 |3.4 | 360|0.07 | 93|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-12T19:23:46Z |120.57115 |+69.75894 |0.10 |0.11 | Gaia2|17.6 |0.06 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.38 |4.5 | 240|0.09 | 98|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-12T19:27:57Z |120.57277 |+69.75942 |0.16 |0.17 | Gaia2|17.4 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.47 |4.8 | 240|0.14 | 99|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-12T19:32:07Z |120.57411 |+69.76001 |0.17 |0.17 | Gaia2|17.8 |0.06 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.33 |4.5 | 240|0.08 | 96|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-11T21:58:28Z |120.08317 |+69.58939 |0.11 |0.12 | Gaia2|17.6 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.53 |3.2 | 360|0.08 | 112|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-11T22:04:38Z |120.08565 |+69.59026 |0.11 |0.11 | Gaia2|17.7 |0.06 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.43 |3.3 | 360|0.08 | 113|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-11T22:10:49Z |120.08867 |+69.59111 |0.08 |0.08 | Gaia2|17.3 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.64 |3.4 | 360|0.07 | 108|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-06T02:59:02Z |116.77362 |+68.45178 |0.14 |0.13 | Gaia2|17.6 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.42 |3.4 | 240|0.07 | 118|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-06T03:03:12Z |116.77579 |+68.45228 |0.09 |0.08 | Gaia2|17.8 |0.08 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.18 |3.4 | 240|0.06 | 115|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-11-06T03:07:23Z |116.77741 |+68.45302 |0.10 |0.09 | Gaia2|17.5 |0.05 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.57 |3.4 | 240|0.06 | 117|K | also |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-10-25T00:34:43Z |109.31788 |+65.88416 |0.15 |0.15 | Gaia2|17.4 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.75 |2.9 | 360|0.07 | 102|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-10-25T00:40:54Z |109.32085 |+65.88509 |0.18 |0.18 | Gaia2|17.4 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.67 |3.0 | 360|0.07 | 101|K | |C/2023 Q1 | | | CCD|I81 |2024-10-25T00:47:06Z |109.32413 |+65.88615 |0.10 |0.10 | Gaia2|17.3 |0.04 | G| Gaia2| 9.9 |1.75 |3.3 | 360|0.07 | 102|K | Denis Buczynski BAA Comet Section ------ Original Message ------
From: t.lehmann@... To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 26th 2024, 22:19 Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th. Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way. Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas |
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No brightening for us : Francois Le 26/12/2024 ¨¤ 22:19, Thomas Lehmann via groups.io a ¨¦crit?:
According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has --
Francois KUGEL Observatoire chante-perdrix Dauban 04150 BANON - France MPC station # A77 |
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Hello Thomas,
Here are my observations from summer?to now. Unfortunately, I made no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has brightened,?it is not clear if the brightening occurred over a short or long period.
All the best
Peter
Type??Comet?Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?date????Meth??? ? Mag??Refcat?Inst T??App??Inst F?Inst P??Coma??User??Location???
CCD???C/2023 Q1???22/12/2024 21:11??Z?????15.6??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1260??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/12/2024 03:18??Z?????15.9??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???27/11/2024 02:43??Z?????16.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???04/09/2024 01:48??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/08/2024 03:21??Z?????17.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???05/08/2024 02:33??Z?????17.4??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/07/2024 02:52??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1080??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/07/2024 02:39??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain?????
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...>
Sent: 26 December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ?
According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th. Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way. Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas |
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMy entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine covering observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for November was: 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C 3.0 au At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) ? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is unexpected. ? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together until around January 4. ? ? Regards, ? Jonathan Shanklin BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator ? ? ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Peter Carson via groups.io
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ?
? Hello Thomas, Here are my observations from summer?to now. Unfortunately, I made no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has brightened,?it is not clear if the brightening occurred over a short or long period. ? All the best Peter ? Type??Comet?Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?date????Meth??? ? Mag??Refcat?Inst T??App??Inst F?Inst P??Coma??User??Location??? CCD???C/2023 Q1???22/12/2024 21:11??Z?????15.6??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1260??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/12/2024 03:18??Z?????15.9??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???27/11/2024 02:43??Z?????16.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???04/09/2024 01:48??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/08/2024 03:21??Z?????17.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???05/08/2024 02:33??Z?????17.4??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/07/2024 02:52??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1080??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/07/2024 02:39??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ? ? From:
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Thomas, all, After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, I have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report : C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS): 2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (77x). [ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually much brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse outer coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet : 14.2 (AQ).]. ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains, J. J. Gonzalez Suarez -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via <jdsh=[email protected]> wrote:
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I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a substantial increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. Firstly Thomas Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of this comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry for the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the comet only increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of their own observations and measurements. Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 of this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my Comphot measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 arc secs. I attach my image. Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness or of mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? Comets eh! Happy NY Denis Buczynski BAA Comet Section ------ Original Message ------
From: jjgsgp@... To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, I have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually much brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse outer coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io <jdsh@...> wrote: My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine covering observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for November was: 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C 3.0 au At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) ? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is unexpected. ? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together until around January 4. ? ? Regards, ? Jonathan Shanklin BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator ? ? ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? You don't often get email from petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important ? Hello Thomas, Here are my observations from summer?to now. Unfortunately, I made no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has brightened,?it is not clear if the brightening occurred over a short or long period. ? All the best Peter ? Type??Comet?Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?date????Meth??? ? Mag??Refcat?Inst T??App??Inst F?Inst P??Coma??User??Location??? CCD???C/2023 Q1???22/12/2024 21:11??Z?????15.6??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1260??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/12/2024 03:18??Z?????15.9??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???27/11/2024 02:43??Z?????16.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???04/09/2024 01:48??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/08/2024 03:21??Z?????17.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???05/08/2024 02:33??Z?????17.4??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/07/2024 02:52??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1080??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/07/2024 02:39??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th. Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way. Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the named recipients. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any of its attachments and should notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this email or any attachments containing viruses or malware but the recipient should carry out its own virus and malware checks before opening the attachments. UKRI does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. |
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDear Denis, all, ? I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on December 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble getting measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had not imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent brightening. ? For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on December 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second image, also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours before I took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯ coma, DC ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). ? ? Sincerely, Alan ? Hello all, I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a substantial increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. Firstly Thomas??Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of this comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry for the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the comet only increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of their own observations and measurements. Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 of this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my Comphot measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 arc secs. I attach my image. ??Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness or of mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? ? Comets eh! ??Happy NY Denis Buczynski BAA Comet Section ? ? ? ????????------ Original Message ------
????????From: jjgsgp=[email protected] ????????To: [email protected] ????????Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 ????????Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ??Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, I have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually much brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse outer coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ??On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io <jdsh=[email protected]> wrote: ??????????My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine covering observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for November was: ?? 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C 3.0 au ?? At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) ? ?? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is unexpected. ? ?? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together until around January 4. ? ? ?? Regards, ? ?? Jonathan Shanklin ?? BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator ?? ? ? ? ? ???? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ? ?????? You don't often get email from petercarson100=[email protected]. Learn why this is important ? ? ? ????Hello Thomas, ? ????Here are my observations from summer?to now. Unfortunately, I made no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has brightened,?it is not??clear if the brightening occurred over a short or long period. ? ? ? ????All the best ? ????Peter ? ? ? ????Type??Comet?Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?date????Meth??? ? Mag??Refcat?Inst T??App??Inst F?Inst P??Coma??User??Location??? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???22/12/2024 21:11??Z?????15.6??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1260??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/12/2024 03:18??Z?????15.9??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???27/11/2024 02:43??Z?????16.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???04/09/2024 01:48??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/08/2024 03:21??Z?????17.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???05/08/2024 02:33??Z?????17.4??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/07/2024 02:52??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1080??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/07/2024 02:39??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ????From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann=[email protected]> Sent: 26 December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ? ??????According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th.??Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5'??A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way.?? Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas ? ? ? ? ? ? ???? This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the named recipients. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any of its attachments and should notify the sender immediately and delete??this email from your system. 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Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and very diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. Best regards, J. J. Gonzalez Suarez P.S.: 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via <ahale=[email protected]> wrote:
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Thanks for the contribution and the images which tell a significant story in this "debate". Your image of C/2023Q1 is similar to mine, as is the magnitude. Your outburst image of 29p which shows a 5.5 ' coma, is exactly what would be expected for a comet that was 11.6 with a 6' coma as JJ Gonzalez has reported that C/2023Q1 currently is . From the evidence to date, at least to my mind, C/2023Q1 is around magnitude 15.3 and has a small coma of 30". Denis Buczynski BAA Comet Section ------ Original Message ------
From: ahale@... To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 04:39 Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 Dear Denis, all, ? I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on December 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble getting measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had not imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent brightening. ? For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on December 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second image, also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours before I took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯ coma, DC ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). ? ? Sincerely, Alan ? Hello all, I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a substantial increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. Firstly Thomas??Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of this comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry for the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the comet only increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of their own observations and measurements. Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 of this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my Comphot measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 arc secs. I attach my image. ??Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness or of mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? ? Comets eh! ??Happy NY Denis Buczynski BAA Comet Section ? ? ? ????????------ Original Message ------ ????????From: jjgsgp@... ????????To: [email protected] ????????Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 ????????Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ??Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, I have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually much brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse outer coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ??On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io <jdsh@...> wrote: ??????????My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine covering observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for November was: ?? 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C 3.0 au ?? At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) ? ?? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is unexpected. ? ?? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together until around January 4. ? ? ?? Regards, ? ?? Jonathan Shanklin ?? BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator ?? ? ? ? ? ???? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ? ?????? You don't often get email from petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important ? ? ? ????Hello Thomas, ? ????Here are my observations from summer?to now. Unfortunately, I made no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has brightened,?it is not??clear if the brightening occurred over a short or long period. ? ? ? ????All the best ? ????Peter ? ? ? ????Type??Comet?Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?date????Meth??? ? Mag??Refcat?Inst T??App??Inst F?Inst P??Coma??User??Location??? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???22/12/2024 21:11??Z?????15.6??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1260??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/12/2024 03:18??Z?????15.9??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???27/11/2024 02:43??Z?????16.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.80'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???04/09/2024 01:48??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/08/2024 03:21??Z?????17.1??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???05/08/2024 02:33??Z?????17.4??GG????C?????31.5??8?????960???0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???16/07/2024 02:52??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1080??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ????CCD???C/2023 Q1???10/07/2024 02:39??Z?????17.5??GG????C?????31.5??8?????1200??0.40'?CAR06?PGC Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ????From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? ? ? ??????According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October 26th and November 30th.??Latest measurement (green channel): 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5'??A more thorough investigation by using small aperture measurements is on the way.?? Thanks to all contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas ? ? ? ? ? ? ???? This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the named recipients. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any of its attachments and should notify the sender immediately and delete??this email from your system. 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thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and Peter's measurements over longer time span. I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter MUST be taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter is the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can be more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or red) images. About visual estimates. My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies having a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and contrast enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to detect the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to accept that I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which would be the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule out some additional outburst has happened recently. Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the coma additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km at the comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct a combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. Thanks Thomas Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 |
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I appreciate all you say in this regard. I would be more convinced that there was an extensive coma present if I could see an image showing this coma. Whether it be from fast f/2 telescopes in excellent dark skies or from anywhere else . It only requires someone posting a current image showing an extensive coma to put this "debate " to rest.We have yet to see one. Best wishes Denis Buczynski ------ Original Message ------
From: t.lehmann@... To: jjgsgp@... Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 11:17 Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 Dear all, thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and Peter's measurements over longer time span. I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter MUST be taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter is the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can be more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or red) images. About visual estimates. My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies having a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and contrast enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to detect the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to accept that I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which would be the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule out some additional outburst has happened recently. Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the coma additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km at the comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct a combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. Thanks Thomas > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 > schrieb "jjgonzalez jjgonzalez via groups.io" <jjgsgp@...>: > > Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, > > Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and very > diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. > > Best regards, > > J. J. Gonzalez Suarez > > P.S.: > > As complementary information, this is the report of my recent observation > of the large dust coma of 29P : > > 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: > 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). > ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via groups.io [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Denis, all, > > > > > > > > I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on December > > 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, > > uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble getting > > measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would > > ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had not > > imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent brightening. > > > > > > > > For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on December > > 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second image, > > also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours before I > > took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯ coma, DC > > ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a substantial > > > > increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. > > > > Firstly Thomas Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of this > > > > comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry for > > > > the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the comet only > > > > increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. > > > > This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of their > > > > own observations and measurements. > > > > Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 of > > > > this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. > > > > My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my Comphot > > > > measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 arc > > > > secs. > > > > I attach my image. > > > > Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness or of > > > > mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? > > > > > > > > Comets eh! > > > > Happy NY > > > > Denis Buczynski > > > > BAA Comet Section > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > > > From: jjgsgp@... > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 > > > > Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, I > > > > have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report > > > > :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', DC=1/, 20 > > > > cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually much > > > > brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse outer > > > > coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near > > > > comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, > > > > Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez > > > > > > Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via groups.io > > > > <jdsh@...> wrote: > > > > My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine covering > > > > observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for > > > > November was: > > > > 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C 3.0 > > > > au > > > > At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) > > > > > > > > Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is > > > > unexpected. > > > > > > > > I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together until > > > > around January 4. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Jonathan Shanklin > > > > BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter > > > > Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: > > > > [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet > > > > C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You don't often get email from > > > > petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Thomas, > > > > > > > > Here are my observations from summer to now. Unfortunately, I made > > > > no observations in October and early November, so although the comet has > > > > brightened, it is not clear if the brightening occurred over a short or > > > > long period. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All the best > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Type Comet Obs date Meth > > > > Mag Refcat Inst T App Inst F Inst P Coma User Location > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 22/12/2024 > > > > 21:11 Z 15.6 GG C 31.5 8 1260 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 10/12/2024 > > > > 03:18 Z 15.9 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 27/11/2024 > > > > 02:43 Z 16.1 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 04/09/2024 > > > > 01:48 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 16/08/2024 > > > > 03:21 Z 17.1 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 05/08/2024 > > > > 02:33 Z 17.4 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 16/07/2024 > > > > 02:52 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1080 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 10/07/2024 > > > > 02:39 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Thomas > > > > Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 > > > > December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the comet > > > > C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. Unfortunately > > > > our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the last > > > > two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between October > > > > 26th and November 30th. Latest measurement (green channel): > > > > 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' A more thorough investigation > > > > by using small aperture measurements is on the way. Thanks to all > > > > contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. Merry > > > > Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of > > > > the named recipients. 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here is a heavily processed image. Pretty ugly though, but it might serve for illustration purposes. Something I'd add to my "total" coma mesurement within 5': the brighness measurement (statistical) uncertainty is about 0.15mag. Best wishes Thomas Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:43:28 +0000 (GMT) |
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Thanks for posting this image. I agree it does show an extended coma.When was this taken and with what instumentation? As you say heavily processed, would such faint feature be visible to an observer at a dark sky site. I know that there are obsevers who can see vaery faint features that others cannot. I remember Brian Marsden commenting that George Alcock was able to see very faint comet comas and tail details(real) that were not seen by others. Comet observing is so heavily influenced by observing conditons, whether it be imaging or visually. Why do you think we are seeing this extensive coma, there has been no outburst of the central condensation. When 12p had central condensation outbursts there seemed to be no substantial increase in the total integrated magnitude. With this comet, are we seeing an increase in the total integrated magnitude without any outburst of the central condensation? How are we seeing material being released from the central condensation into the coma to increase its brightness and overall size without any sign of increased activity from the central condensation. With 29p we see outbursts measured using small apertures which then produce material to populate the coma and make it larger and brighter and expanding. Perhaps we can hear from some of the comet scientists in anwering these questions. As I said comets eh! Best wishes Denis ------ Original Message ------
From: t.lehmann@... To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 12:05 Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 Hi Denis, here is a heavily processed image. Pretty ugly though, but it might serve for illustration purposes. Something I'd add to my "total" coma mesurement within 5': the brighness measurement (statistical) uncertainty is about 0.15mag. Best wishes Thomas > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:43:28 +0000 (GMT) > schrieb "Denis Buczynski via groups.io" : > > Hi Thomas, > I appreciate all you say in this regard. > I would be more convinced that there was an extensive coma present if I > could see an image showing this coma. Whether it be from fast f/2 > telescopes in excellent dark skies or from anywhere else . It only > requires someone posting a current image showing an extensive coma to > put this "debate " to rest.We have yet to see one. > Best wishes > Denis Buczynski > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: t.lehmann@... > To: jjgsgp@... > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 11:17 > Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > > Dear all, > > thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and > Peter's > measurements over longer time span. > > I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in > conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter > MUST be > taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter > is > the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can > be > more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or > red) images. > > About visual estimates. > My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' > is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies > having > a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and > contrast > enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to > detect > the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to > accept that > I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which > would be > the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule > out some > additional outburst has happened recently. > > Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. > For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the > coma > additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km > at the > comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct > a > combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. > > Thanks > Thomas > > > > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 > > schrieb "jjgonzalez jjgonzalez via groups.io" > <jjgsgp@...>: > > > > Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, > > > > Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and > very > > diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. > > > > Best regards, > > > > J. J. Gonzalez Suarez > > > > P.S.: > > > > As complementary information, this is the report of my recent > observation > > of the large dust coma of 29P : > > > > 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: > > 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). > > ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via groups.io > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Denis, all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on > December > > > 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, > > > uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble > getting > > > measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would > > > ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had > not > > > imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent > brightening. > > > > > > > > > > > > For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on > December > > > 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second > image, > > > also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours > before I > > > took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯ > coma, DC > > > ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a > substantial > > > > > > increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. > > > > > > Firstly Thomas Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of > this > > > > > > comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry > for > > > > > > the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the > comet only > > > > > > increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. > > > > > > This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of > their > > > > > > own observations and measurements. > > > > > > Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 > of > > > > > > this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. > > > > > > My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my > Comphot > > > > > > measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 > arc > > > > > > secs. > > > > > > I attach my image. > > > > > > Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness > or of > > > > > > mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? > > > > > > > > > > > > Comets eh! > > > > > > Happy NY > > > > > > Denis Buczynski > > > > > > BAA Comet Section > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > > > > > From: jjgsgp@... > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 > > > > > > Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet > C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, > I > > > > > > have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report > > > > > > :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', > DC=1/, 20 > > > > > > cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually > much > > > > > > brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse > outer > > > > > > coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude > near > > > > > > comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, > Asturias, > > > > > > Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez > > > > > > > > > > Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via > groups.io > > > > > > <jdsh@...> wrote: > > > > > > My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine > covering > > > > > > observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for > > > > > > November was: > > > > > > 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C > 3.0 > > > > > > au > > > > > > At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) > > > > > > > > > > > > Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is > > > > > > unexpected. > > > > > > > > > > > > I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together > until > > > > > > around January 4. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Jonathan Shanklin > > > > > > BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Peter > > > > > > Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: > > > > > > [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of > comet > > > > > > C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You don't often get email from > > > > > > petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Thomas, > > > > > > > > > > > > Here are my observations from summer to now. Unfortunately, I > made > > > > > > no observations in October and early November, so although the > comet has > > > > > > brightened, it is not clear if the brightening occurred over a > short or > > > > > > long period. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All the best > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Type Comet Obs date Meth > > > > > > Mag Refcat Inst T App Inst F Inst P Coma User Location > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 22/12/2024 > > > > > > 21:11 Z 15.6 GG C 31.5 8 1260 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 10/12/2024 > > > > > > 03:18 Z 15.9 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 27/11/2024 > > > > > > 02:43 Z 16.1 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 04/09/2024 > > > > > > 01:48 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 16/08/2024 > > > > > > 03:21 Z 17.1 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 05/08/2024 > > > > > > 02:33 Z 17.4 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 16/07/2024 > > > > > > 02:52 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1080 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > CCD C/2023 Q1 10/07/2024 > > > > > > 02:39 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC > > > > > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Thomas > > > > > > Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 > > > > > > December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > > > Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > According to observations by S. 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Hi Thomas and Denis,
I imaged C/2023Q1 earlier this morning with my 315mm reflector from my remote site under approximately?SQM 21.7 skies. I stacked 20 x 60-sec exposures. Comphot gives mag 15.55 (GaiaG) in a 0.8' aperture.
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However,?if I highly contrast stretch the image, there is a vague, very faint,?large coma of about 4' dia buried in the noise. This large faint coma is way too faint and noisy for Comphot to detect, as I believe the software sets the measuring aperture based
on a predetermined?level of signal above the background noise.?I suspect many comets might show a?faint extended coma if the contrast is stretched to extreme levels.
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I've attached my highly contrast stretched image for info.
Peter?
From:[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Denis Buczynski via groups.io <buczynski8166@...>
Sent:?28 December 2024 12:31 To:[email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:?Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ?
Hi again Thomas,
Thanks for posting this image. I agree it does show an extended coma.When was this taken and with what instumentation? As you say heavily processed, would such faint feature be visible to an observer at a dark sky site. I know that there are obsevers who can see vaery faint features that others cannot. I remember Brian Marsden commenting that George Alcock was able to see very faint comet comas and tail details(real) that were not seen by others. ? Comet observing is so heavily influenced by observing conditons, whether it be imaging or visually. Why do you think we are seeing this extensive coma, there has been no outburst of the central condensation. When 12p had central condensation outbursts there seemed to be no substantial increase in the total integrated magnitude. With this comet, are we seeing an increase in the total integrated magnitude without any outburst of the central condensation? How are we seeing material being released from the central condensation into the coma to increase its brightness and overall size without any sign of increased activity from the central condensation. With 29p we see outbursts measured using small apertures which then produce material to populate the coma and make it larger and brighter and expanding. Perhaps we can hear from some of the comet scientists in anwering these questions. As I said comets eh! Best wishes Denis ??????? ------ Original Message ------ ??????? From: t.lehmann@... ??????? To: [email protected] ??????? Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 12:05 ??????? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? Hi Denis, ? here is a heavily processed image. Pretty ugly though, but it might serve for ? illustration purposes. ? Something I'd add to my "total" coma mesurement within 5': the brighness ? measurement (statistical) uncertainty is about 0.15mag. ? Best wishes ? Thomas ? > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:43:28 +0000 (GMT) ? > schrieb "Denis Buczynski via groups.io" : ? > ? > Hi Thomas, ? > I appreciate all you say in this regard. ? > I would be more convinced that there was an extensive coma present if I ? > could see an image showing this coma. Whether it be from fast f/2 ? > telescopes in excellent dark skies or from anywhere else . It only ? > requires someone posting a current image showing an extensive coma to ? > put this "debate " to rest.We have yet to see one. ? > Best wishes ? > Denis Buczynski ? > ? > ? >???????? ------ Original Message ------ ? >???????? From: t.lehmann@... ? >???????? To: jjgsgp@... ? > Cc: [email protected] ? >???????? Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 11:17 ? >???????? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? > ? > ? > ? >?? Dear all, ? > ? >?? thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and ? > Peter's ? >?? measurements over longer time span. ? > ? >?? I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in ? >?? conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter ? > MUST be ? >?? taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter ? > is ? >?? the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can ? > be ? >?? more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or ? > red) images. ? > ? >?? About visual estimates. ? >?? My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' ? >?? is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies ? > having ? >?? a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and ? > contrast ? >?? enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to ? > detect ? >?? the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to ? > accept that ? >?? I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which ? > would be ? >?? the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule ? > out some ? >?? additional outburst has happened recently. ? > ? >?? Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. ? >?? For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the ? > coma ? >?? additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km ? > at the ? >?? comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct ? > a ? >?? combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. ? > ? >?? Thanks ? >?? Thomas ? > ? > ? >?? > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 ? >?? > schrieb "jjgonzalez jjgonzalez via groups.io" ? > <jjgsgp@...>: ? >?? > ? >?? > Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, ? >?? > ? >?? > Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and ? > very ? >?? > diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. ? >?? > ? >?? > Best regards, ? >?? > ? >?? > J. J. Gonzalez Suarez ? >?? > ? >?? > P.S.: ? >?? > ? >?? > As complementary information, this is the report of my recent ? > observation ? >?? > of the large dust coma of 29P : ? >?? > ? >?? > 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: ? >?? > 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). ? >?? > ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) ? >?? > ? >?? > ? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? >?? > ? >?? > ? >?? > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via groups.io ? > [email protected]> wrote: ? >?? > ? >?? > > Dear Denis, all, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on ? > December ? >?? > > 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, ? >?? > > uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble ? > getting ? >?? > > measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would ? >?? > > ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had ? > not ? >?? > > imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent ? > brightening. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on ? > December ? >?? > > 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second ? > image, ? >?? > > also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours ? > before I ? >?? > > took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯ ? > coma, DC ? >?? > > ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Sincerely, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Alan ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Hello all, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a ? > substantial ? >?? > > ? >?? > > increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Firstly Thomas? Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of ? > this ? >?? > > ? >?? > > comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry ? > for ? >?? > > ? >?? > > the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the ? > comet only ? >?? > > ? >?? > > increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of ? > their ? >?? > > ? >?? > > own observations and measurements. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27 ? > of ? >?? > > ? >?? > > this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my ? > Comphot ? >?? > > ? >?? > > measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34 ? > arc ? >?? > > ? >?? > > secs. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > I attach my image. ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?? Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness ? > or of ? >?? > > ? >?? > > mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Comets eh! ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?? Happy NY ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Denis Buczynski ? >?? > > ? >?? > > BAA Comet Section ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???????? ------ Original Message ------ ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???????? From: jjgsgp@... ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???????? To: [email protected] ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???????? Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???????? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet ? > C/2023 Q1 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?? Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday, ? > I ? >?? > > ? >?? > > have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report ? >?? > > ? >?? > > :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6', ? > DC=1/, 20 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually ? > much ? >?? > > ? >?? > > brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse ? > outer ? >?? > > ? >?? > > coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude ? > near ? >?? > > ? >?? > > comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, ? > Asturias, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? > Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?? On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via ? > groups.io ? >?? > > ? >?? > > <jdsh@...> wrote: ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?????????? My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine ? > covering ? >?? > > ? >?? > > observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for ? >?? > > ? >?? > > November was: ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C ? > 3.0 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > au ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is ? >?? > > ? >?? > > unexpected. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together ? > until ? >?? > > ? >?? > > around January 4. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? Regards, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? Jonathan Shanklin ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??? ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >????? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ? > Peter ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: ? >?? > > ? >?? > > [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of ? > comet ? >?? > > ? >?? > > C/2023 Q1 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >??????? You don't often get email from ? >?? > > ? >?? > > petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? Hello Thomas, ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? Here are my observations from summer to now. Unfortunately, I ? > made ? >?? > > ? >?? > > no observations in October and early November, so although the ? > comet has ? >?? > > ? >?? > > brightened, it is not? clear if the brightening occurred over a ? > short or ? >?? > > ? >?? > > long period. ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? All the best ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? Peter ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? Type Comet Obs???????????????????????? date Meth ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Mag Refcat Inst T App Inst F Inst P Coma User Location ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 22/12/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 21:11 Z 15.6 GG C 31.5 8 1260 0.80' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/12/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 03:18 Z 15.9 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 27/11/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 02:43 Z 16.1 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 04/09/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 01:48 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/08/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 03:21 Z 17.1 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 05/08/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 02:33 Z 17.4 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/07/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 02:52 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1080 0.40' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/07/2024 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 02:39 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >???? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of ? > Thomas ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >?????? According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the ? > comet ? >?? > > ? >?? > > C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November. ? > Unfortunately ? >?? > > ? >?? > > our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the ? > last ? >?? > > ? >?? > > two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between ? > October ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 26th and November 30th.? Latest measurement (green channel): ? >?? > > ? >?? > > 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5'? A more thorough ? > investigation ? >?? > > ? >?? > > by using small aperture measurements is on the way.?? Thanks to ? > all ? >?? > > ? >?? > > contributors for sharing results and ideas/thoughts to this list. ? > Merry ? >?? > > ? >?? > > Christmas and best wishes to all of you, Thomas ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > > ? >?? > >????? 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very good questions ... I really don't know you can visually see such faint features. It would require really low magnification and huge aperture and pristine skies and exceptionally sensitive eyes and NO field stars and ... About the iner coma brightness developement. I just obtained the data of my collegue (his telescope id is RASA6D) and put our measurements together (see attached plots). All three telescope are 11" RASA, equipped with different OSC cameras and measured in the green color chanel. Both plots show very similar results. I am indicating a theoretical curve of n=3 on both plots to show that the brightness development has been unusually flat with almost no brightening until about mid-november. After that, a fairly steap rise is observed but unlikely to a "normal" peak-like outburst. So there is a brightening both in the total magnitude but also visible in the inner coma. I am indicating both distance (in the 15000km plot) and phase angle (in the 30000km plot). This shows that the phase angle effect (backward scattering) can be neglected for the interval given. Overall the light curve might be interpreted not so much in terms of an outburst but instead by a suppressed development from mid-August until mid-Nevember. And now the comet is getting back to "normal life". Also it might be of importance that the comet is just within the water sublimation limit at perihelion. Just speculations ... The cropped image I have provided corresponds to my observtion reported initially (2024-12-23.46 UT, RASA 11", iTelescope.net T68, Utah) Best regards Thomas Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:31:51 +0000 (GMT) |
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Skyglow? If coma diameter is 4' that's 45,000 sq " I think I saw a figure of 21mag per sq arcsec? So airglow alone would 'add' 11.6mag i.e. a patch of dark sky 4' in diameter is mag9.4? Is my maths wrong!?
On Saturday 28 December 2024 at 12:05:34 GMT, Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> wrote:
Hi Denis, here is a heavily processed image. Pretty ugly though, but it might serve for illustration purposes. Something I'd add to my "total" coma mesurement within 5': the brighness measurement (statistical) uncertainty is about 0.15mag. Best wishes Thomas > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:43:28 +0000 (GMT) > schrieb "Denis Buczynski via groups.io" <buczynski8166@...>: > > Hi Thomas, > I appreciate all you say in this regard. > I would be more convinced that there was an extensive coma present if I > could see an image showing this coma. Whether it be from fast f/2 > telescopes in excellent dark skies or from anywhere else . It only > requires someone posting a current image showing an extensive coma to > put this "debate " to rest.We have yet to see one. > Best wishes > Denis Buczynski > > >? ? ? ? ------ Original Message ------
>? ? ? ? From: t.lehmann@... >? ? ? ? To: jjgsgp@... > Cc: [email protected] >? ? ? ? Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 11:17 >? ? ? ? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > >? Dear all, > >? thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and > Peter's >? measurements over longer time span. > >? I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in >? conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter > MUST be >? taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter > is >? the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can > be >? more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or > red) images. > >? About visual estimates. >? My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' >? is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies > having >? a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and > contrast >? enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to > detect >? the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to > accept that >? I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which > would be >? the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule > out some >? additional outburst has happened recently. > >? Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. >? For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the > coma >? additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km > at the >? comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct > a >? combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. > >? Thanks >? Thomas > > >? > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 >? > schrieb "jjgonzalez jjgonzalez via groups.io"? > <jjgsgp@...>: >? > >? > Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, >? > >? > Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and? > very >? > diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. >? > >? > Best regards, >? > >? > J. J. Gonzalez Suarez >? > >? > P.S.: >? > >? > As complementary information, this is the report of my recent? > observation >? > of the large dust coma of 29P : >? > >? > 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: >? > 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). >? > ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) >? > >? >? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >? > >? > >? > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via groups.io > [email protected]> wrote: >? >? >? > > Dear Denis, all, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on? > December >? > > 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, >? > > uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble? > getting >? > > measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would >? > > ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had? > not >? > > imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent? > brightening. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on? > December >? > > 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second? > image, >? > > also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours? > before I >? > > took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯? > coma, DC >? > > ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Sincerely, >? > > >? > > Alan >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Hello all, >? > > >? > > I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a? > substantial >? > > >? > > increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. >? > > >? > > Firstly Thomas? Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of? > this >? > > >? > > comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry? > for >? > > >? > > the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the? > comet only >? > > >? > > increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. >? > > >? > > This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of? > their >? > > >? > > own observations and measurements. >? > > >? > > Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27? > of >? > > >? > > this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. >? > > >? > > My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my? > Comphot >? > > >? > > measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34? > arc >? > > >? > > secs. >? > > >? > > I attach my image. >? > > >? > >? Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness? > or of >? > > >? > > mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Comets eh! >? > > >? > >? Happy NY >? > > >? > > Denis Buczynski >? > > >? > > BAA Comet Section >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? ------ Original Message ------ >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? From: jjgsgp@... >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? To: [email protected] >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet? > C/2023 Q1 >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday,? > I >? > > >? > > have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report >? > > >? > > :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6',? > DC=1/, 20 >? > > >? > > cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually? > much >? > > >? > > brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse? > outer >? > > >? > > coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude? > near >? > > >? > > comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m,? > Asturias, >? > > >? > > Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez >? > > >? > > >? > >? > Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via? > groups.io >? > > >? > > <jdsh@...> wrote: >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? ? My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine? > covering >? > > >? > > observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for >? > > >? > > November was: >? > > >? > >? ? 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C? > 3.0 >? > > >? > > au >? > > >? > >? ? At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is >? > > >? > > unexpected. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together? > until >? > > >? > > around January 4. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Regards, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Jonathan Shanklin >? > > >? > >? ? BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator >? > > >? > >? ? >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of? > Peter >? > > >? > > Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: >? > > >? > > [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of? > comet >? > > >? > > C/2023 Q1 >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? You don't often get email from >? > > >? > > petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Hello Thomas, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Here are my observations from summer to now. Unfortunately, I? > made >? > > >? > > no observations in October and early November, so although the? > comet has >? > > >? > > brightened, it is not? clear if the brightening occurred over a? > short or >? > > >? > > long period. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? All the best >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Peter >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Type Comet Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? date Meth >? > > >? > > Mag Refcat Inst T App Inst F Inst P Coma User Location >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 22/12/2024 >? > > >? > > 21:11 Z 15.6 GG C 31.5 8 1260 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/12/2024 >? > > >? > > 03:18 Z 15.9 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 27/11/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:43 Z 16.1 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 04/09/2024 >? > > >? > > 01:48 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/08/2024 >? > > >? > > 03:21 Z 17.1 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 05/08/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:33 Z 17.4 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/07/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:52 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1080 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/07/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:39 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? 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comet photometry from images is usually done by measuring fluxes both in the comet region and outside. The background level obtained by the latter is then being subtracted resulting in the flux originating from the comet alone. Skyglow does not appear in patches of sizes of a few minutes of arc but is usually more extended and therefore might contribute to the overall background but not exclusively to the comet region measured. Regards Thomas Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:19:56 +0000 (UTC) |
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Hello Denis,
The answer to most of you question is easy. This usually happens to weak and gasseous comets. The activity goes gradually up, but we cannot see the product as the coma surface brightness is under threshold of images. When the surface brightness breach the threshold, large coma will appear and the brightness looks like a jump but it isn't.
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Dear All,
For the moment i measure magnitude 16 using SDSS r' filter. Uncalibrated images. PhotAp 6.1arcsec
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of David Moore(Ireland) via groups.io <davefriend0@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 2:19 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 ?
Skyglow?
If coma diameter is 4' that's 45,000 sq "
I think I saw a figure of 21mag per sq arcsec?
So airglow alone would 'add' 11.6mag i.e. a patch of dark sky 4' in diameter is mag9.4?
Is my maths wrong!?
On Saturday 28 December 2024 at 12:05:34 GMT, Thomas Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> wrote:
Hi Denis, here is a heavily processed image. Pretty ugly though, but it might serve for illustration purposes. Something I'd add to my "total" coma mesurement within 5': the brighness measurement (statistical) uncertainty is about 0.15mag. Best wishes Thomas > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:43:28 +0000 (GMT) > schrieb "Denis Buczynski via groups.io" <buczynski8166@...>: > > Hi Thomas, > I appreciate all you say in this regard. > I would be more convinced that there was an extensive coma present if I > could see an image showing this coma. Whether it be from fast f/2 > telescopes in excellent dark skies or from anywhere else . It only > requires someone posting a current image showing an extensive coma to > put this "debate " to rest.We have yet to see one. > Best wishes > Denis Buczynski > > >? ? ? ? ------ Original Message ------ >? ? ? ? From: t.lehmann@... >? ? ? ? To: jjgsgp@... > Cc: [email protected] >? ? ? ? Sent: Saturday, December 28th 2024, 11:17 >? ? ? ? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 > > > >? Dear all, > >? thanks for the numerous observation reports, especially to Denis's and > Peter's >? measurements over longer time span. > >? I'd like to emphasize that any brightness measurement MUST be read in >? conjunction to the measurement aperture used. The aperture diameter > MUST be >? taken into account when comparing data. The second important parameter > is >? the spectral range covered. The brightening from gaseous outbursts can > be >? more prominent in the green filtered images than in unfiltered (or > red) images. > >? About visual estimates. >? My report of 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5' >? is derived from images using a fast f/2.2 scope under excellent skies > having >? a limited stellar magnitude of 21mag and using heavy smoothing and > contrast >? enhancement. I would be very much surprised if it would be possible to > detect >? the same amount of coma size visually. It is even harder for me to > accept that >? I have missed 90% of the comets coma flux in my measurement - which > would be >? the case if the magnitude were near ~11.6mag - though I cannot rule > out some >? additional outburst has happened recently. > >? Anyway, I'd like to encourage anyone to continue monitoring the comet. >? For those doing imaging, it would be nice if you could measure the > coma >? additionally using a true aperture diameter of d=15000km and 30000km > at the >? comet (and report filter information) so we would be able to construct > a >? combined light curve of the inner coma brightness. > >? Thanks >? Thomas > > >? > Am Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0100 >? > schrieb "jjgonzalez jjgonzalez via groups.io"? > <jjgsgp@...>: >? > >? > Thomas, Denis, Alan, all, >? > >? > Obviously, I am also interested in the confirmation of the large and? > very >? > diffuse gas coma by visual observers from dark skies. >? > >? > Best regards, >? > >? > J. J. Gonzalez Suarez >? > >? > P.S.: >? > >? > As complementary information, this is the report of my recent? > observation >? > of the large dust coma of 29P : >? > >? > 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: >? > 2024 Dec. 27.00 UT: m1=11.1, Dia.=4', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (77x). >? > ( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m, Asturias, Spain ) >? > >? >? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >? > >? > >? > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:39?AM Alan Hale via groups.io > [email protected]> wrote: >? >? >? > > Dear Denis, all, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > I¡¯m attaching an image I took of C/2023 Q1 via LCO-Tenerife on? > December >? > > 26.97 UT (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 180-second image, unprocessed, >? > > uncropped (dimensions 30x30 arcmin)). I¡¯ve had some trouble? > getting >? > > measurements from the image (possible software issues), but would >? > > ¡°guesstimate¡± the magnitude to be somewhere around 15-15.5. I had? > not >? > > imaged the comet previously so I can¡¯t comment about any recent? > brightening. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > For comparison, I¡¯m also attaching an image I took of 29P on? > December >? > > 25.60 UT from LCO-Haleakala (0.35-m Cassegrain, single 150-second? > image, >? > > also unprocessed and uncropped, 30x30 arcmin). About eight hours? > before I >? > > took this image I observed the comet visually at m1 = 11.7, 5.5¡¯? > coma, DC >? > > ~1 (41 cm reflector, 70x). >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Sincerely, >? > > >? > > Alan >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Hello all, >? > > >? > > I must admit I am a little baffled by these reports of a? > substantial >? > > >? > > increase in brightness of C/2023 Q1. >? > > >? > > Firstly Thomas? Lehmann reported an increase in the brightness of? > this >? > > >? > > comet in November to mag 14.1 My observations made for astrometry? > for >? > > >? > > the months of November and December (10 nights data) show the? > comet only >? > > >? > > increasing from mag 17 to mag 16. >? > > >? > > This is borne out by Peter Carson and Francois Kugel's comments of? > their >? > > >? > > own observations and measurements. >? > > >? > > Now JJ Gonzalez is reporting an observation on the night of Dec 27? > of >? > > >? > > this comet with a magnitude of 11.6. >? > > >? > > My last observation was a day or so earlier on Dec 25 and my? > Comphot >? > > >? > > measurement gives a magnitude of 15.73 with a coma diameter of 34? > arc >? > > >? > > secs. >? > > >? > > I attach my image. >? > > >? > >? Can someone confirm the apparent +4 mag increase in brightness? > or of >? > > >? > > mine, Peter Carson's and Francois Kugel's observation results? >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Comets eh! >? > > >? > >? Happy NY >? > > >? > > Denis Buczynski >? > > >? > > BAA Comet Section >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? ------ Original Message ------ >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? From: jjgsgp@... >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? To: [email protected] >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? Sent: Friday, December 27th 2024, 23:52 >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? Subject: Re: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet? > C/2023 Q1 >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? Thomas, all,After reading your email sent to the list yesterday,? > I >? > > >? > > have arranged an observing session for tonight. This is the report >? > > >? > > :C/2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS):2024 Dec. 27.81 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=6',? > DC=1/, 20 >? > > >? > > cm SCT (77x).[ From dark mountain skies the comet appears visually? > much >? > > >? > > brighter than expected, showing a faint, large and very diffuse? > outer >? > > >? > > coma. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude? > near >? > > >? > > comet : 14.2 (AQ).].( Cubiellos - Sierra del Aramo, 1510 m,? > Asturias, >? > > >? > > Spain ). All the best from the Cantabrian Mountains,J. J. Gonzalez >? > > >? > > >? > >? > Suarez-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 5:28?PM Shanklin, Jonathan D. via? > groups.io >? > > >? > > <jdsh@...> wrote: >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? ? My entry for the comet for The Astronomer magazine? > covering >? > > >? > > observations to the end of November and giving the behaviour for >? > > >? > > November was: >? > > >? > >? ? 2023 Q1 (PANSTARRS) observations cover: -144 to -16 days, 2.6 ¨C? > 3.0 >? > > >? > > au >? > > >? > >? ? At 17.5, steady (Carson, Pappa) >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Which does suggest that the brightness seen in December is >? > > >? > > unexpected. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? I won¡¯t start putting the TA column for the next issue together? > until >? > > >? > > around January 4. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Regards, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Jonathan Shanklin >? > > >? > >? ? BAA Comet Section visual observations co-ordinator >? > > >? > >? ? >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of? > Peter >? > > >? > > Carson via groups.io Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 3:37 PM To: >? > > >? > > [email protected] Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of? > comet >? > > >? > > C/2023 Q1 >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? ? You don't often get email from >? > > >? > > petercarson100@.... Learn why this is important >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Hello Thomas, >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Here are my observations from summer to now. Unfortunately, I? > made >? > > >? > > no observations in October and early November, so although the? > comet has >? > > >? > > brightened, it is not? clear if the brightening occurred over a? > short or >? > > >? > > long period. >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? All the best >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Peter >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? Type Comet Obs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? date Meth >? > > >? > > Mag Refcat Inst T App Inst F Inst P Coma User Location >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 22/12/2024 >? > > >? > > 21:11 Z 15.6 GG C 31.5 8 1260 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/12/2024 >? > > >? > > 03:18 Z 15.9 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 27/11/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:43 Z 16.1 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.80' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 04/09/2024 >? > > >? > > 01:48 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/08/2024 >? > > >? > > 03:21 Z 17.1 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 05/08/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:33 Z 17.4 GG C 31.5 8 960 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 16/07/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:52 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1080 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? CCD C/2023 Q1 10/07/2024 >? > > >? > > 02:39 Z 17.5 GG C 31.5 8 1200 0.40' CAR06 PGC >? > > >? > > Observatory Z10, Fregenal de la sierra, Spain >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of? > Thomas >? > > >? > > Lehmann via groups.io <t.lehmann@...> Sent: 26 >? > > >? > > December 2024 22:19 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >? > > >? > > Subject: [comets-ml] Unusual brightening of comet C/2023 Q1 >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > >? ? ? According to observations by S. Fritsche and myself the? > comet >? > > >? > > C/2023 Q1 has started a sudden brightening in November.? > Unfortunately >? > > >? > > our observations are very sparse due to the bad weather during the? > last >? > > >? > > two months. Our data suggest a brightening by 1-2 mag between? > October >? > > >? > > 26th and November 30th.? Latest measurement (green channel): >? > > >? > > 2024-12-23.46 UT, m1=14.1, coma diam. 5'? A more thorough? > investigation >? > > >? > > by using small aperture measurements is on the way.? 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