Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 29, 2024, 01:32 UT

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 29, 2024, 01:32 UT. 22×120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 29, 2024, 01:32 UT. 22x120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5. Original.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 29, 2024, 01:32 UT. 22×120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5. Original.
Close-Up
Another Close-Up

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 29, 2024, 01:32 UT (8:32 PM local time.) 4 x 2 minutes, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5. SharpCap 4.1 for acquisition and Live-stacking. Exported as displayed and color corrected in PSCS3.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 27, 2024

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. 15x120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5, UV/IR Filter.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. 15×120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5, UV/IR Filter.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. 15x120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5, UV/IR Filter.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. 15×120 sec, QHY294C, AT60EDP at F/5, UV/IR Filter.
Close-Up – Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
Cropped

FINALLY!    I managed to get out of town on the first clear night in quite some time and bag Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.   It was only a few minutes worth before the comet sunk too low in the west soon after twilight ended.   But, it was enough.

March 11, 2024 – M42 Core Update

M42 Update - Core region, 20x30 sec added to previous 64x180 sec image.
M42 Update – Core region, 20×30 sec added to previous 64×180 sec image.

I was trying to get more data on 12P/Pons-Brooks, but it was too cloudy and the comet was too low.  So, I moved on to M42 and tried to get some shorter 30 second exposures that would not overexpose the core.   They were added into what I had from the last session in the image above.