[BAA Comets] 29P S-W1 "New Outburst" mag : +1.3(+/-) 20161024.988

[Richard Miles]

Strong outburst of 29P confirmed !

COD K92
OBS A. Watkins
MEA R. Miles
TEL 1.0-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2016.10.25 09:05:02
AC2 rmiles at baa.u-net.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2016 10 24.83486 19 23 47.86 -24 17 00.5          12.91N      K92
0029P         C2016 10 24.83740 19 23 47.92 -24 17 00.2          12.91N      K92
0029P         C2016 10 24.83996 19 23 47.99 -24 16 59.8          12.91N      K92
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We also have:

2016 Oct 24.42 UT; m1= 13.8; Dia= 0.4’; DC= 5/6; 25cm L, f:5 (x166) [Chris Wyatt, Walcha, NSW, Australia]

So that places the time of outburst at 2016 10 24.63 +/-0.17

Nice work Jean-François and Chris. We appear to have witnessed another good example of one outburst triggering a second one: in this case after just 

Richard

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Soulier Jean-François 
  To: Richard Miles ; Frederic Vachier ; Alain Klotz ; Alain Maury ; Francois Kugel ; Alan Fitzsimmons ; Luc ARNOLD ; Erik Bryssinck ; Paul Camilleri ; Seiichi Yoshida 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:36 AM
  Subject: 29P S-W1 "New Outburst" mag : +1.3(+/-) 20161024.988


  Good morning.

  T400RC Remote, SpaceObs., Chile.

  New Outburst of 29PS-W1 comet.
  Mag : + 1.3 (+/-) in 20161024.988

  The C10 and A77 stations under clouds, no upstream measures W96.

  The new coma in a circular appearance, and spreads inside the first shell.
  See attached image in 5x60s, unfiltered, Echant. : 1.55 "/ Pix.

  A. Radius : 4.7 "

  COD W96
  OBS A. Maury, J.-B. de Vanssay, J.-F. Soulier
  MEA J.-F. Soulier
  TEL 0.4-m f/5.4 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
  NET UCAC-4
  0029P         C2016 10 23.98410 19 23 25.48 -24 18 35.2          14.41N      W96
  0029P         C2016 10 24.04624 19 23 27.08 -24 18 28.2          14.46N      W96
  0029P         C2016 10 24.11699 19 23 28.85 -24 18 20.3          14.52N      W96

  NET UCAC-4
  0029P         C2016 10 24.98853 19 23 51.96 -24 16 43.3          13.06N      W96
  0029P         C2016 10 25.05001 19 23 53.57 -24 16 36.2          13.07N      W96
  0029P         C2016 10 25.12955 19 23 55.66 -24 16 27.0          13.10N      W96
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  Sincerely.
  SOULIER Jean-François
  C10/W96/A77