Observation by Nick Quinn: C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

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Nick Quinn

Observer

Nick Quinn

Observed

2020 May 20 - 00:36

Uploaded

2020 May 20 - 14:05

Objects

C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 03^h00^m
Dec: +39°44'
Position angle: -21°39'

Field size

4°32' × 3°00'

Equipment

Canon 70D
Pentax Takumar 135mm f/2.8
Astrotrac

Exposure

11 x 30 secs at ISO 800

Location

Steyning, West Sussex, UK

Target name

C/2020 F8

Title

C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

About this image

Star to upper left is Algol which made it quite easy to locate the comet low down in the pre-dawn sky.

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Files associated with this observation

c2020f8_20200520T0136 _11x30s.jpg (1.7 MB)

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