• Photograph and observation data: C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) moving out
of sight Soon LINEAR will set below the southern horizon. We've had the last glimpse of the comet from Geisei. The comet has brightened to the fifth magnitude and many reported that it was visible to the naked eye. The following are visual observation data by Mr. Hirohisa Sato. Comet C/2000 WM1(LINEAR) |
The bright star in the photograph is SAO166103, a 5.6 magnitude star. Can you tell which is brighter, this star or the comet? |
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 19.00 on December 11, 2001 60cm reflector with a 15-minute exposure |
Copyright (C) 2001 Tsutomu Seki.