Re: [BAA Comets] C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) developments
Nick James 11 May 2020 23:01 UTC
My processed image for May 11 is here:
http://www.nickdjames.com/Comets/2020/2019y4_20200511_2200_ndj.jpg
It shows the extended inner coma, the forward bar of material which has
been visible since around May 1 and two tails, the broad, diffuse one in
PA 45 deg and the short, narrow one in PA 30 deg.
High resolution imaging of the inner coma over the next few days would
be very useful.
Nick.
On 11/05/2020 23:20, Richard Miles - rmiles.btee at btinternet.com (via
baa-comet list) wrote:
> Nick,
>
> I measure 13.2R in an 11 arcsec radius aperture and 2.3 arcsec FWHM
> seeing as of 21:20 UT this evening - so even brighter.
> A very different environment close to the nucleus than a couple of weeks
> ago.
> I do not detect an ion tail tonight.
>
> May have another try at a time-series later.
>
> Richard Miles
>