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Observation by Peter Carson: Comet 217P LINEAR

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2017 Aug 11 - 01:35

Uploaded

2017 Aug 11 - 19:19

Objects

217P LINEAR

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05h18m
Dec: +11°46'
Position angle: -1°14'

Field size

0°36' × 0°27'

Equipment
  • 315mm reflector
  • Paramount
  • Taken in nautical twilight
Exposure

5 x 60 sec Unfiltered

Location

Leigh on sea nr Southend Essex

Target name

Comet 217P LINEAR

Title

Comet 217P LINEAR

About this image

Comet 217P LINEAR this morning 2017 August 11th from my home observatory here in SE Essex. The comet was low in the east and in a bright nautical twlight sky.
I took a run of 60 second images, unfortunately all but five were spoilt by cloud.
Its got a decent tail on it. I'll have another go at this one when the weather improves.

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