Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN: a new image – 22 Apr. 2025
We imaged comet C/2025 F2 SWAN, despite the extreme (very low altitude, bright twilight) viewing conditions, after its likely disintegration. Here we present our picture.
C/2025 F2 SWAN: 22 Apr. 2025.
The image above comes from the average of 8, 30-second exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy. The telescope tracked the comet while imaging.
At the observing time, comet C/2025 F2 SWAN was just 7 deg. above the NE horizon, the Sun at -13.5 and the sky was already bright ad dawn.
The comet is very fuzzy, with no evidence of a central condensation, so it likely disintegrated.
We will try to observe it again, if the viewing condition will allow this.
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