Observation by drankin: I checked on Comet SWAN tonight (27 May,...

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Observer

drankin

Observed

2020 May 27 - 00:00

Uploaded

2020 May 31 - 09:47

Objects

C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 04^h36^m
Dec: +46°31'
Position angle: -0°08'

Field size

0°26' × 0°18'

Full filename

2020f8/2020f8_20200527_drankin.jpg

Target name

C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

Title

I checked on Comet SWAN tonight (27 May, MDT). It was VERY low in the sky by the time it got dark enough to try pictures. So seeing that low (~6 degrees) was awful. The tail was plainly visible in images but odd that it appeared to be all tail and no head. North is up, east to the left. FOV is 18x26 arc minutes. 1 minute exposure through C-14 operating at f/5.5. Camera is an SBIG ST-10XME. I tried to see it through my C-5 but no luck with tha

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