Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 photographed

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by: Harri Haukka
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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Time: 10:50 AM
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Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 has been getting brighter and brighter lately. Now the comet is about 100 times brighter than in its "dormant state". At the moment is has a brightness of 11.0 magnitudes. The Taurus Hill Observatory research team photographed the comet 29.9.2008.

Observer: Veli-Pekka Hentunen  

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