Observation by David Swan: C/2018 W2: update

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2019 Jun 30 - 00:06

Uploaded

2019 Jun 30 - 09:53

Objects

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h26^m
Dec: +61°02'
Position angle: -28°53'

Field size

0°23' × 0°13'

Equipment

200mm SCT @ f/4.4
ASI178MM
No filter
Maxim DL and Astrometrica

Exposure

28 x 20s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

C/2018 W2

Title

C/2018 W2: update

About this image

The Hyperstar is out, so I can do visual observation of bright objects in the bright summer night sky. I couldn't resist doing a bit of comet imaging though, and this is what arose having stacked reducers at the visual back and slotted in a planetary cam. This is the first time I've captured an obvious coma on W2.

Files associated with this observation

2018w2_20190630_0106_dswan.png (873.7 kB)

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Andy Wilson, Mr Leonard Entwisle, Peter Mulligan, Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Jimmy Fraser, Andrew Dumbleton, Peter Carson

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