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

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Apr 25 - 22:33

Uploaded

2020 Apr 26 - 10:57

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 05^h25^m
Dec: +75°35'
Position angle: +0°17'

Field size

0°32' × 0°24'

Equipment

C11 Edge HD + FLI6303

Exposure

41x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

Title

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)

About this image

C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS) has been overshadowed a bit by the two ATLASes but it is still a very nice comet with a very bright central condenation. Image processing shows a sunward jet with material curving back into the tail.

Files associated with this observation

2017t2_20200425_2333_ndj.jpg (918.1 kB)

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Nik Szymanek, Jeremy Shears, Nick Quinn, Jimmy Fraser, Mike Foylan, Andrew Dumbleton, Peter Carson

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