Comet 130P/ McNaught-Hughes

Comet 130P/ McNaught-Hughes is a moderately bright member of Jupiter's "family" of comets, with a perihelion distance of about 2.1 AU. During July of 2011 it brightened to around 14th magnitude and was briefly visible visually in large telescopes.

Comet 130P/ McNaught-Hughes. July 7, 2011
Combination of 5, 3 minute images. SBIG STL-1001E CCD.
20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.

Comet 130P/ McNaught-Hughes. August 21, 2011
Combination of 5, 3 minute images. SBIG ST9-XE CCD.
14" f/11 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Comet 130P/ McNaught-Hughes. August 28, 2011
Combination of 5, 3 minute images. SBIG ST9-XE CCD.
14" f/11 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.