Observation by Martin Mobberley: Comet 2017 T2 PanSTARRS passing NGC 4490...

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Martin Mobberley

Observer

Martin Mobberley

Observed

2020 Jul 01 - 03:05

Uploaded

2020 Jul 01 - 09:02

Objects

The Cocoon Galaxy (NGC4490)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h30^m
Dec: +41°33'
Position angle: -0°33'

Field size

0°40' × 0°39'

Title

Comet 2017 T2 PanSTARRS passing NGC 4490 on July 1st in MOONLIGHT

About this image

A pic of 2017 T2 passing the galaxies NGC 4490/4485 in CVn. A very noisy image due to the 10 day old Moon in the New Mexico sky.. In a dark sky this would have been a very nice encounter but the Moon fouled things up again!

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2017t2_20200701_0405_mpm.jpg (168.8 kB)

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