Observation by David Swan: C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2018 Jan 12 - 20:31

Uploaded

2018 Jan 12 - 21:30

Objects

C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 23^h09^m
Dec: +52°59'
Position angle: -123°52'

Field size

0°16' × 0°11'

Equipment

200mm SCT @ f/6.3
ASI178MM
Baader UV+IR cut
FireCapture and DeepSkyStacker

Exposure

3 x 10s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

Title

C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

About this image

Midpoint 20:31:19. A stack of three frames (stacked on stars), which were captured during a brief gap in the clouds. There will be a little motion blur, as the comet's sky movement is a tad less than 10 arcsec/min at this time (MPC).

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Jeremy Shears, David Hancox, Nick James, Peter Carson

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