Comet 24P Schaumasse on Mar 20, 2026


Date & Time: Mar 20 2026, from 25:14 to 25:50 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-D1 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


The comet Schamasse on this day was located 4.5 degrees WSW of alpha Serpentis. The coma had faded to magnitude 12, and the faint spread of its ion component can just barely be detected in photographs.
View angle: 0.70×0.70°


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24P Schaumasse on early morning of Feb 21, 2026

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