Observation by Thomas Killestein: C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) pre-breakup

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Thomas Killestein

Observer

Thomas Killestein

Observed

2020 Apr 04 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 Apr 13 - 16:36

Objects

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

Equipment

Skywatcher 200PDS f/5
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro + EQMOD
Canon EOS 700D

Exposure

99x60s frames, ISO800

Target name

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

Title

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) pre-breakup

About this image

With the lockdown in effect, I've been aiming to get the scope out a bit more and the bright comet ATLAS seemed like a good excuse. This is a stack of 99 images of C/2019 Y4, taken over a period of ~1hr 30mins last week on April 4th, stacked on the comet using DSS. Slightly more compact and less bright than I expected from descriptions, maybe the strong moon was a factor in this. This was taken pre-breakup, so I'm hoping to get another image soon as a nice comparison.

Files associated with this observation

comet_ATLAS_final.jpg (1.9 MB)

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