Observation by Nick James: C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Mar 02 - 20:16

Uploaded

2020 Mar 08 - 00:07

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 02^h11^m
Dec: +61°43'
Position angle: -3°26'

Field size

2°26' × 1°49'

Equipment

90mm, f/5 refr. ASI 294MC

Exposure

60x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 T2

Title

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

About this image

This comet is gradually brightening as it heads towards perihelion and it is very nicely placed for us in the northern hemisphere. I get a total magnitude of 8.5 now using the green channel of this widefield system. It is currently in Cassiopeia (see here).

Files associated with this observation

2017t2_20200302_2016_ndjbaa.jpg (1.7 MB)

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