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Observation by Nick Hewitt: Iwamoto C/2018 Y1

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2019 Feb 11 - 15:30

Uploaded

2019 Feb 11 - 16:30

Objects

C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 10h29m
Dec: +13°07'
Position angle: -4°06'

Field size

3°53' × 2°35'

Equipment
  • iTelescope 12
  • Takahashi FSQ 106mm
  • f5
  • Field 155 x 133'
  • North up.
Exposure

5 x 120mm

Location

Siding Spring (iTelescope in NSW, Australia)

Target name

Comet Iwamoto

Title

Iwamoto C/2018 Y1

About this image

5 short exposures but tail just detectable

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Nick James
Nick James, 2019 Feb 11 - 17:52 UTC

Nick. The faint tail to the west is very difficult to pick up. I haven't got it from here but did get some nice images from iTelescope T09 which show it. Have a look at this timelapse. Your image is either inverted or mirror imaged BTW. Normally north up would be west to the right, even from the southern hemisphere!

David Swan
David Swan, 2019 Feb 11 - 18:54 UTC

NH: good job with the tail. NJ: stunning animation. This reminds me that I should always put the parallactic angle on my alt-az images.

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