Observation by David Swan: Y4 increasingly diffuse

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2020 Apr 21 - 20:25

Uploaded

2020 Apr 22 - 07:44

Objects

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 05^h54^m
Dec: +63°47'
Position angle: +66°55'

Field size

0°53' × 0°37'

Equipment

200mm SCT
Hyperstar
Baader UV+IR cut
ASI178MM
ASIcap and Maxim DL

Exposure

50 x 5s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

C/2019 Y4

Title

Y4 increasingly diffuse

About this image

Sky transparency was excellent. Y4 increasingly looks like a comet that was.

Time refers to midpoint of stack and is UT.

Files associated with this observation

Y4_mid_20200421_2125.jpg (1.9 MB)

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