Observation by Neil Morrison: Comet C/2018 Iwamoto

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Neil Morrison

Observer

Neil Morrison

Observed

2019 Feb 13 - 22:58

Uploaded

2019 Feb 14 - 18:26

Objects

C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h30^m
Dec: +21°26'
Position angle: +21°10'

Field size

1°45' × 1°45'

Equipment

90mm F 5.5 Star Sky Refractor
Sony 65a Slt

Exposure

Stack of 10 Frames 25Sec ISO 3200

Location

Crawley West Sussex

Target name

Comet Iwamoto

Title

Comet C/2018 Iwamoto

About this image

Using what seemed the best compromise my 90mm f 5.5 Star Sky managed to secure this image by stacking 10 frames.

Sky was misting over and soon afterwards we had a thick mist. But happy to have got an image with a very small telescope

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