Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS - Day by Day Time Lapse

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This is eleven days in the life of Comet ATLAS. Despite it unlikely to be 'the comet of the century' now following its nuclear breakup, it is giving us all something fascinating to watch unfold in the sky. And isn't it amazing that we actually have clear skies in the UK to enjoy for once... perfect timing! The data is from 02, 04, 06, 09, 10, 11, 12 & 13 April. It's interesting to see how the chunk at the front of the nucleus is beginning to brighten again.

I will be continuing to follow this comet with great interest over the coming nights and hope to add some more frames to the time lapse. All frames are 240s exposures with QSI 683, Lum filter through a Celestron EdgeHD 8".

 

Edited April 14, 2020 by PhotoGav

[andrew s]

Nice sequence, strange to see the comet stay putcas the stars rush by.

Regards Andrew 

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57 minutes ago, andrew s said:

Nice sequence, strange to see the comet stay putcas the stars rush by.

Regards Andrew 

Thank you Andrew. It’s a bit different, but shows the changing morphology quite well. I really ought to add a time and date stamp to each frame. 

[fwm891]

Understand it's now breaking up 3-parts last night...

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7 hours ago, fwm891 said:

Understand it's now breaking up 3-parts last night...

Yes, it is breaking up, such a shame, but quite interesting to see how it develops over the coming weeks.

[Laurin Dave]

Excellent Gav...   reminds me of Fireball XL5 for some reason..  

Dave

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1 hour ago, Laurin Dave said:

Excellent Gav...   reminds me of Fireball XL5 for some reason..  

Dave

Thanks Dave. Is it because you can see the strings?!!?

[Laurin Dave]

I think it’s the jerky way that Fireball moves through the stars .. been catching up on all 39 original episodes during lockdown