Observation by Nick James: 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Sep 02 - 00:40

Uploaded

2018 Sep 02 - 12:28

Objects

21P Giacobini-Zinner

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

40x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Title

21P/Giacobini-Zinner

About this image

The Moon is still a problem for 21P Giacobini-Zinner and my sky background was bright last night. Things will get better over the coming week. My total magnitude was 8.0 (UCAC-4R) but this was probably affected by the bright sky. A nice forward fan is visible in the inner coma.

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21p_20180901_0140_ndj.jpg (569.6 kB)

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