Comet Ikeya-Zhang

Comet Ikeya-Zhang was visible earlier this year and became the brightest comet this year visible from the UK. It reached brighter than mag 4 in May. It can still be seen but it much fainter now.  Click below for some of my pictures.

	Comet Ikeya-Zhang. Early picture, close to NW horizon - 10" Meade LX200 at f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD, Two 30 second exposure : Effective exposure time 1 minute. March 2002.
	Comet Ikeya-Zhang. Wide field view ( 1 x 1.5 degrees), 200mm f3.5 lens, guided by 10" LX200, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. May 2002. Sum of ten 1 minute exposures. Note 6th mag star to the right of the comet nucleus in the tail.
	Comet Ikeya-Zhang, Mag 5, in Draco, 10" LX200, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Mosaic of images showing nucleus and tail. May 2002.
	Comet Ikeya-Zhang, Mag 5, in Draco, 10" LX200, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Sum of ten 1 minute exposures. May 2002.
	Tail of Comet Ikeya-Zhang, Mag 5, in Draco,10" LX200, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. May 2002. Sum of ten 30 second exposures.
	Tail of Comet Ikeya-Zhang, Mag 5, in Draco,10" LX200, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. May 2002. Sum of five 1 minute exposures. Note 6th mag star in the tail and the clear bifurcation of the tail. Follows on from picture above