Observation by David Swan: C/2017 T2

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2019 Nov 17 - 21:41

Uploaded

2019 Nov 18 - 13:29

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 05^h19^m
Dec: +41°17'
Position angle: -51°53'

Field size

1°04' × 0°42'

Equipment

200mm SCT
Hyperstar
ASI178MC bin 2
Baader UV+IR cut
Maxim DL

Exposure

24 x 10s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

C/2017 T2

Title

C/2017 T2

About this image

Nothing spectacular here, but I wanted to see how C/2017 T2 comes out with a colour cam. The comet is still quite dim, at around mag 11. No noticeable green coma here. I think I'll return to mono imaging of this object.

Files associated with this observation

2017t2colour-RGB_0.jpg (321.1 kB)

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Dean Ashton OBE, Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, Ron Johnson, john simpson, Peter Carson, Andrew Dumbleton

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