Observation by Jose Chambo: Object/Date: C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS) @ Au...

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Observer

Jose Chambo

Observed

2015 Aug 11 - 12:00

Uploaded

2015 Sep 18 - 17:31

Objects

C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Crater

Field centre

RA: 11^h21^m
Dec: -19°18'
Position angle: -1°54'

Field size

3°30' × 2°37'

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2014q1/2014q1_20150811_1200_jchambo.jpg

Target name

C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Title

Object/Date: C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS) @ Aug.11,2015 Description: Comet C/2013 Q1 (PANSTARRS) imaged on August 11, 2015. After its perihelion showed this unusual double dust tail: the "nominal" directed towards East with 1.5 degrees long, and the other towards North (upwards) with more than 2 degree long shaped by very heavy particles that were left behind in the orbital trajectory of the comet. Tech data: Takahashi FSQ ED 106mm. f/5.0 refractor & FLI ML16803 camera (L:3×180s Bin1) cropped Location: Remotely from Siding Spring (Australia)

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