Observation by Nick James: Comet C/2016 R2 and the Pleiades

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Feb 09 - 19:34

Uploaded

2018 Feb 10 - 08:59

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h54^m
Dec: +25°16'
Position angle: +3°27'

Field size

5°29' × 3°41'

Equipment

William Optics Z61 (61mm, f/5.9)
Sony A7s

Exposure

5x30s

Location

Tarbatness, Scotland

Target name

C/2016 R2

Title

Comet C/2016 R2 and the Pleiades

About this image

Denis Buczynski and I took this image from Tarbatness in Highland Scotland last night. Unfortunately, after a really clear day the night was quite hazy and we only managed to get a short stack. This is a 5x30s stack centred on 2018-02-09, 19:34 using a WO Z61 (61mm, f/5.9) and a Sony A7s at ISO3200. The FoV is 5.7x3.8 deg. It looks like we might get another chance this evening. The sky here is pretty much as good as I have seen anywhere.

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