Observation by Peter Tickner: Tailing C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2020 May 28 - 22:27

Uploaded

2020 May 30 - 14:34

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10^h35^m
Dec: +67°04'
Position angle: +154°43'

Field size

1°11' × 1°03'

Equipment

ZWO ASI071 MC Pro CMOS camera
200mm f/5 carbon fibre Newtonian
Off-Axis Guider ZWO ASI120MM
EQ6 Mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS

Title

Tailing C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS

About this image

This is a set of 60x120seconds of this magnitude 8.3 comet, which is now starting to move away after a long period of gradually getting nearer. As well as an imgae of the comet against the background stars, underneath I've heavily boosted the comet only against trailing stars and used a negative to show the parts that seem clearly identifiable of this comet.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

2017t2_20200528_Tickner.jpg (1.8 MB)

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