Comet C/2018 W1 Catalina Much brighter than MPC prediction. My visual observation on 2019 May 27.36UT; m1= 11.6, Dia=2’, DC=3...20cm L x130 [Michael Mattiazzo, Swan Hill, Vic, Australia] [First visual observation. This is a returning Halley type comet with an orbital period of 101 years. Perihelion occurred on May 11 at 1.36AU. The comet is now at maximum brightness and visible in the southwestern evening skies for southerners] Image: Canon 60Da + Sigma 200mm lens. 4 min. FOV 1deg. North lower right. |
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