Comet 220P/McNaught + 23155 Judithblack
Taken by Odd Trondal on September 14, 2026 @ Norway
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220P/McNaught is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught who is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).
Good information here :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/220P/McNaught

23155 Judithblack is a mid-sized, rocky main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It was first discovered on February 4, 2000, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) team based in Socorro, New Mexico.

The asteroid was named in honor of Judith Black who attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry, Northern Ireland. She achieved notable recognition in science and engineering during and after her time at the school.

https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/23155_Judithblack

Comet Distance from the Sun (au) : 1.787 Perihelion : 14 June 2026 @ 1,56au

Time: 01:48UT 2026-09-14 Exp.time 80 X 60 Sec.
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +10°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 01:16UT 2026-09-05 Filters & Exp.time R(80x30) G(80x30) B(80x30)Sec.
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +14°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint

Luis Bracero on August 10, 2026 @ Ponce, Puerto Rico

Steven Bellavia on August 20, 2026 @ Smithfield, VA

Chris Schur on August 25, 2026 @ Payson, Az

Lots of Spaceweather images of this object

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Photographer's website:
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