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Observation by Jose Chambo: Object/Date: Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS...

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Observer

Jose Chambo

Observed

2016 May 18 - 00:00

Uploaded

2016 May 25 - 08:24

Objects

C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS

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Constellation

Aquarius

Field centre

RA: 23h08m
Dec: -08°42'
Position angle: +0°46'

Field size

3°53' × 2°35'

Full filename

2013x1/2013x1_20160518_jchambo.jpg

Target name

C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS

Title

Object/Date: Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) @ May 18,2016 Description: Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) in a wide field image taken on May 11 2016, shows toward left a dust trail (tail type III) with half degree of length that remaining in its orbit, and a long ionic tail (type I) very faint which is projected with more than three degrees long toward down-right of the image. The comet is located into constellation Aquarius and is observable through binoculars before dawn. Tech data: Takahashi FSQ ED 106mm. f/5.0 & SBIG STL-11000M (L:4×240 sec. bin1 + RGB:1x120 sec. Bin2, cropped) remotely from Siding Spring, NSW (Australia)

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Object/Date: Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) @ May 18,2016 Description: Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) in a wide field image taken on May 11 2016, shows toward left a dust trail (tail type III) with half degree of length that remaining in its orbit, and a long ionic tail (type I) very faint which is projected with more than three degrees long toward down-right of the image. The comet is located into constellation Aquarius and is observable through binoculars before dawn. Tech data: Takahashi FSQ ED 106mm. f/5.0 & SBIG STL-11000M (L:4×240 sec. bin1 + RGB:1x120 sec. Bin2, cropped) remotely from Siding Spring, NSW (Australia)
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