Observation by Peter Tickner: Broken comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2020 May 15 - 20:33

Uploaded

2020 May 16 - 16:41

Objects

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 04^h16^m
Dec: +49°48'
Position angle: +47°04'

Field size

1°41' × 1°00'

Equipment

ZWO ASI071 MC Pro CMOS camera
130mm f/7 triplet APO
Riccardi 0.75 reducer
EQ6 Mount
Autoguided off-axis with ZWO ASI120MM

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS

Title

Broken comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS

About this image

This fading and breaking comet is now very low from my location and in evening twilight until nearly lost to my view. I've been imaging it with my 14inch SCT when it was higher but that is no longer an option so I set up my 130mm APO separately but that meant I had to turn up the gain, hence the very grainy result but I was able to locate the comet and note that it appears now to have three separate main groups.

Peter.

Files associated with this observation

2019y4_20200515_2140_Tickner.jpg (1.7 MB)

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