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

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Mar 22 - 20:43

Uploaded

2020 Mar 23 - 19:23

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 02^h37^m
Dec: +65°55'
Position angle: -2°42'

Field size

2°26' × 1°49'

Equipment

90mm, f/5 refr. ASI 294MC

Exposure

101x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

Title

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

About this image

A comparison of the two brightish comets around at the moment taken with the same widefield instrument and processed in the same way on the evening of March 22. I get C/2017 T2 to be slightly brighter (7.9) than C/2019 Y4 (8.3). Mags are Gaia G reference using the green pixels of this camera. Taken using a 90mm, f/5 refractor from Chelmsford UK.

Files associated with this observation

2017t2_20200322_2043_ndjs.jpg (1.3 MB)

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