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For both the images, the total scale of the image is 40.6′′, which corresponds to a linear scale of 4.9 × 104 km at the comet. N is down, E to the left. The Sun is 14.1° S of W (PA of the comet: 75.9°). (left) Final coadded image in the B filter for comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham, obtained on the night of 5 October 2004, with overlayed contour plot. The faintest plotted isophote corresponds to 23.68 B-mag/arcsec2. (right) Final coadded image in the V filter for comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham, obtained on the night of 5 October 2004, with overlayed contour plot. The faintest plotted isophote corresponds to 22.98 V-mag/arcsec2.

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