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Photographer:

Jean-Claude MERLIN

Location of Photo:

Siding Spring Observatory (Australia)

Date/Time of photo:

2026 February 27 - 17:30 UT

Equipment:

iTelescope.Net 51-cm reflector f/6.8 + CCD

Description:

Periodic comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann in outburst with a double spiral structure. Stack of 20 exposures of 2 minutes tracked on the comet motion.

Website:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Merlin