Observation by Nick James: 21P and NGC7000

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Jun 21 - 23:07

Uploaded

2018 Jun 22 - 06:49

Objects

The North America Nebula (NGC7000)
21P Giacobini-Zinner

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 21^h03^m
Dec: +44°34'
Position angle: +1°56'

Field size

3°10' × 2°09'

Equipment

WO Megrez 72 + x0.8FF
ASI294MC camera

Exposure

6x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Title

21P and NGC7000

About this image

I had another go at imaging this last night in very clear skies. The main problem this time was that the very small comet was very close to a bright star. It is just visible as a faint green smudge though.

Files associated with this observation

21p.jpg (1.3 MB)

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