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C/2015 F4 (Jacques)

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:08 pm
by Christian Buil
Jacques comet from Pic du Midi observatory (60 cm F/3.5 telescope + Alpy600). Observers: Valérie Desnoux, Christian Buil :

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Apparent spectrum:

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After solar spectrum division:

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(note UV CN band)

Christian

Re: C/2015 F4 (Jacques)

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:07 pm
by Paolo Berardi
Christian, Valerie... always on top! ;)
Very nice spectrum of a faint (for spectroscopy) comet! In the reflectance spectrum the CN 3875 and C3 around 4050 A bands are clearly visible. Perhaps also the bandhead of C2 at 5165 A. The comet is active!

Paolo