C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)


2001 August 21st

Comet 2000 WM1

An early morning sortie caught the comet with a 40 sec exposure and  revealed a faint mag 14 comet with an offset coma


2001 November 9th
 

2001-11-09 : Comet 2000 WM1

The comet has brightened significantly over the past month - this is an 8 x 20 sec exposure with 50 cm and SXF CCD

2001-11-09 : Comet 2000 WM1

Here is a false colour rendition of the above image produced in WinMips.


2001 November 14th

A 12 x 20 sec exposure reveals an elongation of nuclear region (P.A. 90 deg) when rotational gradient filter applied.

2001-11-14 : Comet 2000 WM1