Re: [BAA Comets] Outburst of 285P/Linear
Nick James 14 Aug 2022 07:58 UTC
Morning all,
This comet continues to fade and become more diffuse following its
outburst on Aug 1. Thank you to all of you who have sent in observation.
Please keep observing this object as it expands and fades.
The remarkable weather in SE England means that I have managed to image
it every night since the outburst was announced on August 6. My
lightcurve and a rather jerky GIF showing the development is attached.
The comet has now faded to around 15.7. Still a long way to get back to
its ephemeris magnitude of 19.5.
I'll write a short report for the Journal including all of the
observations submitted so please keep them coming in.
Nick.