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Observation by David Swan: C/2018 W2: will it get to mag 9 in Sep?

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2019 Jan 13 - 19:05

Uploaded

2019 Jan 19 - 13:24

Objects

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

Equipment
  • 200mm SCT
  • Hyperstar
  • ASI178MM
  • Maxim DL, Astrometrica
Exposure

46 x 20s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

Title

C/2018 W2: will it get to mag 9 in Sep?

About this image

This comet is currently drifting 'amongst' the galaxies in UMa. In the autumn it will shoot through And, Peg, Psc and Aqr at a predicted (by S&T) brightness of mag 9-10.

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