Observation by Nick James: C/2018 W2 (Africano)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2019 Aug 26 - 22:35

Uploaded

2019 Aug 28 - 07:02

Objects

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

Equipment

C11 Edge HD + FLI6303

Exposure

60x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2018 W2 Africano

Title

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

About this image

This is the brightest comet around at the moment. Visual obervers are getting it at around mag 10-11. My CCD photometry gives a total magnitude of 11.5. The other comet which might have been bright (C/2017 T2) is actually a lot fainter than some predictions. I measured it at magnitude 13.6 on August 26th.

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2018w2_20190826_2335_ndj.jpg (852.1 kB)

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