C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 2002 02 01.75, exposed through V (3X6sec), R (3X4sec) and IR (3X5sec) filters, represented by blue, green and red respectively here. North is up in this 16' field, and the image is scaled to represent the visual appearance through a large telescope. The tail was visible to 3 degrees in 10X50B despite bright Moonlight. Taken with a 45cm f/5.4 Newtonian + AP7 CCD from the Gene Shoemaker Planetary Society NEO grant from Loomberah NSW Australia.
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 2002 02 02.76, unfiltered mosaic of 5 sec exposures, North is to the left in this 64' X 45' field, and the image is scaled to represent the visual appearance through large binoculars. The tail was visible to 3 degrees in 10X50B despite bright Moonlight. Taken with a 45cm f/5.4 Newtonian + AP7 CCD from the Gene Shoemaker Planetary Society NEO grant from Loomberah NSW Australia.
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 2002 02 02.75, exposed through V (5X12sec), R (5X8sec) and IR (5X6sec) filters, represented by blue, green and red respectively here. North is up in this field, and the image has been processed with an unsharp mask to reveal the extensive jets within the coma. Taken with a 45cm f/5.4 Newtonian + AP7 CCD from the Gene Shoemaker Planetary Society NEO grant from Loomberah NSW Australia.
Images Copyright © 2002 Gordon Garradd