Observation by Nick James: C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Jul 19 - 23:33

Uploaded

2018 Jul 20 - 01:38

Objects

C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 05^h05^m
Dec: +55°03'
Position angle: +0°38'

Field size

0°36' × 0°26'

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

23x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

Title

C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS

About this image

Sky transparency not good and the comet was low but the tail comes out nicely. I get an integrated magnitude of 7.85 now (UCAC-4R).

Files associated with this observation

2017s3_20180720_0033_ndj.jpg (1012.7 kB)

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