Observation by Alan Tough: When a Comet met the Crab

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Observer

Alan Tough

Observed

2016 Oct 10 - 09:41

Uploaded

2016 Dec 23 - 14:14

Objects

The Crab Nebula (M1)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 05h33m
Dec: +22°08'
Position angle: +0°01'

Field size

0°24' × 0°28'

Equipment
  • 20" Planewave at f/4.5 - telescope mT11 at Mayhill, New Mexico
  • FLI Proline PL11002M camera
Exposure

2x300secs Luminance, 1x180 sec R,G and B filters

Location

New Mexico

Target name

Messier 1

Title

When a Comet met the Crab

About this image

Alan captured the moment when 15th magnitude comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski entered the FOV of Messier 1.  The image was captured remotely and the comet is bracketed on the image when it was 26 arc minutes from M1.

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