Comet 24P Schaumasse on early morning of Jan 17, 2026


Date & Time: Jan 16 2026, from 27:51 to 28:27 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 4 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


This is comet 24P/Schaumasse one week after its perihelion passage. It was located in the eastern sky before dawn, about 9 degrees southwest of Arcturus in Bootes, and a bluish coma of about 9th magnitude was observed. The comet will remain favorably placed for observation for a while, but it is expected to fade rapidly once February 2026 begins.
View angle: 0.70×0.70°


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