Observation by Peter Meadows: Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

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Peter Meadows

Observer

Peter Meadows

Observed

2017 Feb 04 - 11:33

Uploaded

2017 Feb 04 - 22:40

Objects

C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

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Constellation

Bootes

Field centre

RA: 15^h40^m
Dec: +44°48'
Position angle: -1°46'

Field size

0°24' × 0°24'

Equipment

iTelescope T11

Exposure

3 x 180s

Location

New Mexico, USA

Target name

Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

Title

Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

About this image

The brightest star in the image is HD 140138 at magnitude 8. The image also contains a few galaxies and an artificial satellite trail. Astrometrica was used to stack the three images using C/2015 V2 as the reference.

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20170204T1133_C2015V2_Meadows.jpg (170.7 kB)

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