COMET FINLAY IN OUTBURST AGAIN!
2015-Jan-17
Comet 15P/Finlay has undergone a second outburst. In late December the comet brightened from 10th magnitude to 8th. Reports from the past day or two show the comet brightening from 10th to 7th magnitude. All types of observations are welcome.
Finlay is an evening object in Aquarius. A PDF finder chart can be found at https://alpo-astronomy.org/cometblog/?page_id=807.
As for Comet Lovejoy, recent reports show it to be holding steady between magnitude 3.8 and 4.2.
- Carl Hergenrother (ALPO Comet Section Coordinator)
