Comet 2015 F4 Jacques

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques reached a peak brightness of around magnitude 10.4 during July and August 2015 and displayed a short tail when viewd through a telescope. By the end of 2015 the comet was around magnitude 15 and fading rapidly as it receeded from both the Earth and the Sun.

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques. 25 June, 2015.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST9XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques. 7 July, 2015.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST9XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques. 19 July, 2015.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain at prime focus.

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques. 19 July, 2015.
The same as the previous image except that the individual images were combined using a median filter to minimise the stars.

Comet 2015 F4 Jacques. 22 November, 2015.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain at prime focus.