Observation by Nick James: C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Apr 03 - 20:59

Uploaded

2020 Apr 04 - 06:48

Objects

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 07^h35^m
Dec: +68°19'
Position angle: -3°28'

Field size

2°26' × 1°49'

Equipment

90mm, f/5 refr. ASI 294MC

Exposure

17x120s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

Title

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

About this image

The clouds cleared around 10pm BST last night allowing me to see Venus and the Pleiades. I then had a clear spell of weather to image this comet. The coma diameter is smaller and the magnitude is fainter compared to last week but there was a bright Moon in the sky nearby. This comet is very diffuse so a bright sky will significantly affect estimates since the outer coma is lost. We need to wait a couple of weeks until we can see this again in a dark sky before making any predictions.

Files associated with this observation

2019y4_20200403_2159_ndsj.jpg (1.8 MB)

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