Observation by Nick Quinn: C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Nick Quinn

Observer

Nick Quinn

Observed

2020 Apr 25 - 22:10

Uploaded

2020 Apr 26 - 17:30

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 05^h25^m
Dec: +75°36'
Position angle: -2°35'

Field size

0°23' × 0°23'

Equipment

8 inch RCOS
SBIG STF-8300M
Losmandy G-11

Exposure

12 x 2 min

Location

Steyning, West Sussex, UK

Target name

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Title

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

About this image

AstroArt 7 for image capture. AstroPixelProcessor for dark frame and flat-field calibration. Images then stacked with DeepSkyStacker 4.2.3 using 'Stars + Comet stacking' to freeze comet motion against stars.

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