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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, ArizonaComet 13P/Olbers continues to stay relatively bright even so long after perihelion. On the evening of 2024 November 5 UT 13P was magnitude G=10.0 as calculated from 30x10 second images in an aperture diameter of 4'. The images were collected at an altitude around 4 degrees which did n

Date/Time of photo:

2024 November 5, 0144UT

Equipment:

50mm f/5 Refractor and IMX462 camera

Description:

Comet 13P/Olbers continues to stay relatively bright even so long after perihelion. On the evening of 2024 November 5 UT 13P was magnitude G=10.0 as calculated from 30x10 second images in an aperture diameter of 4'. The images were collected at an altitude around 4 degrees which did not show the comet very well in the color image as twilight was fading in a hazy sky. The comet has stayed right around magnitude 10 for the last 10 days, at this rate 13P may become the brightest comet in our skies again if C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) continues to fade as quickly as it has in the past few weeks.