Comet 24P Schaumasse on early morning of Feb 21, 2026


Date & Time: Feb 20 2026, from 27:45 to 28:22 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 4 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS NGS1-DRT Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Canon R6 (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3070×3070)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


On this day, Comet 24P/Schaumasse was located in the eastern sky before dawn, near the border between the head of Serpens and Bootes, and a 10th-magnitude blue coma was observed. From here on the comet is expected to fade rapidly, but its large, diffuse coma can still be observed clearly.
View angle: 0.70×0.70°


24P Schaumasse on early morning of Jan 17, 2026

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