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Observation by Martin Mobberley: Comet 2017 T2 Pan-STARRS passing M81 &am...

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Martin Mobberley

Observer

Martin Mobberley

Observed

2020 May 25 - 06:11

Uploaded

2020 May 25 - 09:43

Objects

M82
M81

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10h06m
Dec: +69°14'
Position angle: +1°19'

Field size

2°38' × 1°34'

Title

Comet 2017 T2 Pan-STARRS passing M81 & M82 on May 25th 2020

About this image

A mono shot of 2017 T2 and its dust spike anti-tail plus ghostly gas tail passing M81 & M82. NGC 3077 also in the frame.

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