Observation by Nick James: C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Jul 17 - 21:44

Uploaded

2018 Jul 18 - 05:10

Objects

C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h49^m
Dec: +56°12'
Position angle: +0°37'

Field size

0°36' × 0°26'

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

26x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

Title

C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

About this image

I had to go for this image early tonight while C/2017 S3 was still low and the sky was stiill bright but clouds were predicted and have now moved in to cover the whole sky. Coma diameter and magnitude are about the same as yesterday but since the comet is much lower and the sky is much brighter I suspect that it is still brightening.

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2017s3_20180717_2244_ndj.jpg (956.2 kB)

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