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Photographer:

Jean-Claude MERLIN

Location of Photo:

Siding Spring Observatory (Australia)

Date/Time of photo:

2022 January 05 - 10h25 UT

Equipment:

iTelescope.Net 51-cm reflector F/4.5 - FLI CCD camera - Luminance filter

Description:

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is near magnitude 6 on 2022 January 05 at 1 AU from Earth and near perihelion at 0.62 AU from the Sun. 3-minute exposure, sidereal tracking. North is up.

Website:

http://station504.pagesperso-orange.fr/