Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski

Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski put on a nice show, particularly for southern hemisphere observers during early 2006, peaking at about magnitude 3 in March 2006, and displaying a long gas tail. Following perihelion, the comet faded rapidly, falling below 16th magnitude by the middle of May.

Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski. March 19, 2006.
Combination of 20, 1 minute images, SBIG ST-9XE CCD.
16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski. March 19, 2006.
Same as the above image but the individual images have been combined using a median filter.

Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski. April 2, 2006.
Combination of 14, 1 minute images, SBIG ST-8XE CCD.
16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski. April 2, 2006.
Same as the above image but the individual images have been combined using a median filter.