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Observation by jmcconnell: Another shot of 2018 W2 (Africano) today...

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Observer

jmcconnell

Observed

2019 Oct 22 - 00:00

Uploaded

2019 Oct 25 - 05:20

Objects

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

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Constellation

Piscis Austrinus

Field centre

RA: 21h58m
Dec: -32°31'
Position angle: +90°44'

Field size

0°42' × 0°28'

Full filename

2018w2/2018w2_20191022_jmcconnell.jpg

Target name

C/2018 W2 (Africano)

Title

Another shot of 2018 W2 (Africano) today from Siding Spring with the t30 510mm scope and 300 seconds. I might be wrong but do I detect a slight split in the tail. Maybe it's just my old eyes! 22-10-2019 Australian local time.

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Another shot of 2018 W2 (Africano) today from Siding Spring with the t30 510mm scope and 300 seconds. I might be wrong but do I detect a slight split in the tail. Maybe it's just my old eyes! 22-10-2019 Australian local time.
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