Observation by Peter Gudgeon: Comet /2020 T2 (Palomar)

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Peter Gudgeon

Observer

Peter Gudgeon

Observed

2021 Jun 01 - 22:26

Uploaded

2021 Jun 04 - 18:22

Objects

C/2020 T2

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Constellation

Bootes

Field centre

RA: 13^h36^m
Dec: +22°46'
Position angle: +51°41'

Field size

0°26' × 0°18'

Equipment

Canon EOS 70D on an Orion Sirius 8" Newtonian fl1000mm, EQ-G mount

Exposure

ISO 6400, 2 (!) x 60sec exp

Location

Costa Blanca Spain

Target name

Comet c/2020 T2 (Paloma)

Title

Comet /2020 T2 (Palomar)

About this image

It was a clear sky when I started, and having set the Intervalometer to take a dozen 1 minute exposures, the first 2 came out OK, the 3^rd was over exposed as the cloud came in, and by the 4^th the frames were a complete white out due to cloud cover.

Files associated with this observation

c2020-T2-2021-06-01.JPG (956.1 kB)

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