Observation by Nick James: C/2019 K7 (Smith)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2021 Jul 07 - 22:53

Uploaded

2021 Jul 08 - 06:47

Objects

C/2019 K7 (Smith)

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

20x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2017 K7

Title

C/2019 K7 (Smith)

About this image

This 17th mag comet discovered back in 2019 is just past perihelion but still 5 au from the Sun and Earth. It has a long tail to the SE which has been growing for some time. Irritatingly when I imaged it last night it was close to group of bright stars but with a strong stretch I can follow the tail for around 5 arcmin. Other observers at darker sites are measuring longer values. The latest images are in the Comet Section archive here.

Files associated with this observation

2019k7_20210707_2253_ndj.jpg (728.6 kB)

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