Observation by Nick James: C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

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Nick James

Observed

2017 Apr 19 - 02:33

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2017 Apr 19 - 04:00

Objects

C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)
C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h42^m
Dec: +36°40'
Position angle: +1°59'

Field size

0°36' × 0°25'

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

Title

C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

About this image

Terry Lovejoy's comet is not what it was. This image of C/2017 E4 was taken a few minutes ago as the comet rose above my roof in a rapidly brightening sky. It is a single 60s exposure, FoV is 36x24 arcmin. There is no starlike centre to the coma any more, only an extended line around 20 arcsec long. Perihelion is 4 days away.

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2017e4_20170419_0333_ndj.jpg (1.0 MB)

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