Observation by David Arditti: C/2018Y1 (Iwamoto) near M95

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David Arditti

Observer

David Arditti

Observed

2019 Feb 11 - 04:13

Uploaded

2019 Feb 19 - 19:31

Objects

M95

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 10h41m
Dec: +11°12'
Position angle: +0°31'

Field size

2°19' × 1°36'

Equipment
  • 279mm SCT f/2
  • QHY8 camera
  • IDAS filter
Exposure

30x30s

Location

Edgware, UK

Target name

Comet 2018Y1 (Iwamoto)

Title

C/2018Y1 (Iwamoto) near M95

About this image

Close to perihelion, and closest to Earth (0.3AU), the comet was fairly racing through the field, and I had to restrict exposures to 30s. This is a stack lasting 15 minutes, stacked on the moving comet, and you can see from the star trails it drifted though about 0.1º in that time.

The reddish blur in the upper left is the galaxy Messier 95, though you'd not guess it.

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