Observation by Damian Peach: Comet 45P meets the Whale and Hockey Sti...

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Observer

Damian Peach

Observed

2017 Feb 19 - 23:30

Uploaded

2017 May 06 - 13:16

Objects

45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12h42m
Dec: +32°09'
Position angle: +3°05'

Field size

2°37' × 2°04'

Equipment
  • FSQ106 Telescope
  • STL camera
Location

New Mexico, USA

Target name

45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Title

Comet 45P meets the Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies

About this image

The comet is of course very much closer to us than either galaxy, but their positions in the same part of the sky makes for an interesting "encounter" image.

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