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Comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1)

An early morning surprise visitor

Date/Location:	Corringham, Essex 5 March 2006
Equipment:	5" f6 TMB Refractor on AP900 mount
Camera/Exposure:	ST2000XM ccd camera with Astrodon filters LRGB 8/8/8/8 (1 min subs)

Notes:	The first image has been heavily processed to reveal some of the tail structure. There is a double ion tail and just a hint of a dust tail. The strange looking stars are caused by stacking several separate 1 minute images which were tracked on the moving comet. The second image represents the approximate view in binoculars.

Date/Location: Corringham, Essex 13 March 2006

Equipment: 5" f6 TMB Refractor on AP900 mount

Camera/Exposure: ST2000XM ccd camera with Astrodon filters LRGB 6/6/6/6 (90 sec subs, all binned 2x2)

Notes: Just a week after the top image was taken, this comet has faded dramatically. Now only just the merest hint of a tail as it moves rapidly north. Image taken through high haze and some cloud

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Date/Location:	Corringham, Essex 13 March 2006
Equipment:	5" f6 TMB Refractor on AP900 mount
Camera/Exposure:	ST2000XM ccd camera with Astrodon filters LRGB 6/6/6/6 (90 sec subs, all binned 2x2)

Notes:	Just a week after the top image was taken, this comet has faded dramatically. Now only just the merest hint of a tail as it moves rapidly north. Image taken through high haze and some cloud