Photographer:
Jean-Claude MERLIN
Location of Photo:
Utah Desert Remote Observatory (USA)
Date/Time of photo:
2023 August 04 - 06:30 UT
Equipment:
iTelescope.Net 51-cm f/6.8 astrograph + f/4.5 focal reducer + CCD
Description:
Strange shape of the coma of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks after a 5 magnitudes outburst on July 20, 2023. Stack of 30 exposures of 2 minutes tracked on the comet motion.