Comet C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
IAUC 7546 (December 20, 2000) and MPEC
2000-Y20 (December 20, 2000) announced the discovery of C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
that has the potential to reach naked-eye brightness at the end of 2001 and
in early 2002. This comet was just 18th magnitude when picked up LINEAR 1-meter
telescope in New Mexico.
I take this images on through Celestron
refractor 102mm/f:5 on Pixcel 237 CCD camera.
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November
17. 2001 |
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Left: Image
is composed of 4 x 15 second exposures. Right: Tri-color ccd image
composed of (4) 15 second exposures each of red, green, and blue.Magnitude
at this time was 7.4 (SkyMap Pro 7) |
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November
25. 2001 |
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Left: Image is taken on Nov 25, 2001 18:43 UT , 120 second exposure. Right: RGB
image taken on Nov. 25, 2001 18:39 UT. Each
of red, green, and blue images are exposed 60 second. Magnitude at this time
was 6.4. |
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December
10. 2001 |
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Left: Linear WM1 at 17:57 UT through
a Celestron refractor 102mm/f:5 on Pixcel 237 CCD, 200 second exposure - 10x20
second Track and Accumulate.
Right: 18:42 UT, 450 second exposure
- 30x15 second Track and Accumulate (autoguide on comet head). |
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