Comet 12P Observations
Comet 12P is a periodic comet orbiting the Sun every 71 years.
Our worldwide Faulkes Telescope Comet Chasers have been making observations, and analysing them to try to understand what is happening to the comet since its first outburst in July 2023..
Our worldwide team of observers include:
Maria Eleftheriou, Mirjana Malaric, Marcelo Souza, Julio Vannini, Jose Manuel Perez Redondo, Valentina Matei, Gustavo Rojas, Errol Simpson, Ben Wooding, Cai Stoddard-Jones, Richard Miles, Tony Angel, Helen Usher and most importantly their students.
Richard Miles (BAA) is leading the analysis of the data. If you are a comet observer and would like to submit your observations of 12P to be analysed alongside the Faulkes Telescope observations then please contact Richard - rmiles.btee@btinternet.com
Monitoring of Comet 12P
Here's the latest plot (4/12/2023) showing multiple outbursts - this is a really interesting comet!
New large outburst on 5 October discovered by our observers
Read about it in the Astronomer's Telegram https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=16270
Latest Observations
Latest data showing large outburst first discovered by our observers - details in ATel 16270
We were delighted to be the first to announce the measurement of a small outburst via the Astronomer's Telegram https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=16229
October 2023 Observations
September 2023 Observations
Observations 30 July 2023
Linear Stretch
Rotational Filter
Logarithmic Stretch
Observations 26 July 2023
Observations 25 July 2023
Observations 21 July 2023
