29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2022-Nov-25 Gregg-Ruppel

Hi all:

Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann had an outburst on 11/22 which resulted in 4 magnitude jump in brightness. I imaged it shortly before midnight on 11/25:

http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/29P-Schwachmann-Wassmann-LRGB_112522.jpg

The comet displayed an odd shape, described as like "PacMan":
2.0X crop, inverted:
http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/29P_inv_crop.jpg

Larson-Sekanina filter (radial gradient, 4.0 degrees) applied:
http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/29P_LS4_crop.jpg

Here is the BAA page describing the outburst:
https://britastro.org/section_information_/comet-section-overview/mission-29p-centaur-comet-observing-campaign

LRGB, 40 minutes total exposure, acquired and processed with MaximDL.

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