Observation by Nick James: Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2017 Mar 25 - 23:24

Uploaded

2017 Mar 28 - 20:08

Objects

41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h43^m
Dec: +59°33'
Position angle: -0°18'

Field size

3°40' × 2°27'

Equipment

Megrez 72, x0.8 FF + Canon EOS 600D

Exposure

20x60s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Title

Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

About this image

Image made using a small refractor. This is full-frame but scaled to 1/4 size. The FoV is approx 3.7 x 2.6 deg, N up. The detectable coma diameter is nearly 0.5 deg. Total magnitude is estimated as 7.7.

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Nick Hewitt, David Basey, Mike Olason, Jeremy Shears, Prof Paul T Curtis, Peter Carson

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