Observation by Robin Leadbeater: Spectrum of Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
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Robin Leadbeater
Observer
Robin Leadbeater
Observed
2020 Jan 18 - 20:30
Uploaded
2020 Jan 19 - 16:04
Objects
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)
Equipment
- Celestron C11 with focal reducer
- ALPY 600 spectrograph
- ATIK 428 camera
Exposure
15x300 sec
Location
Three Hills Observatory Wigton Cumbria UK
Target name
Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
Title
Spectrum of Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
About this image
A sky background subtracted low resolution spectrum image covering ~3700-7800 Angstrom showing sunlight scattered from the bright inner coma and emission bands from CN, C2, C3 in the outer coma. (The faint spectrum above the coma is a field star which passed through the slit during the exposure). Processed spectra in the BAA spectroscopy database
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