45P/ Honda–Mrkos-Pajdusakova 2016 Dec 22.47 UT; m1= 7.8; Dia= 2’; DC= 6; 8x40mm binoculars, Michael Mattiazzo, near Mt Barker South Australia. [Low altitude 8°, Method= B; Cat= TK. Also viewed through a 25cm reflector. Small, round, condensed, no tail visible. Photographically the ion tail is nearly 1 degree long in PA 78] |
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