Comet 2001 A2 LINEAR
April 15, 2001


Comet 2001A2 LINEAR. April 15, 2001.
Combination of 3, 3-minute exposures, Meade 416xt CCD. 8" f/6 newtonian at prime focus.

At this stage the comet was around magnitude 7 and displayed a coma that was around 3' in diameter visually. No tail was visible in the telescope, however a very faint tail is visible heading to the left in the image.