Observation by Mazin Younis: 116P/Wild showing tail

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2022 Mar 26 - 23:00

Uploaded

2022 Mar 28 - 12:41

Objects

116P Wild

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h25^m
Dec: +19°12'
Position angle: +173°52'

Field size

0°30' × 0°20'

Equipment

Skywatcher Quattro Newtonian f/4
ZWO ASI 294MC-Pro
L-Pro filter

Exposure

36 subs @ 120s (total exposure 1.2Hrs)

Location

Hale Barnes, Manchester

Target name

116P/Wild

Title

116P/Wild showing tail

About this image

At 230Mkm, despite 1.2Hrs total exposure the comet hardly moved, which created a great opportunity to capture a tail at such a distance, while at an estimated magnitude 14.8.

I initially confused the comet with the fuzzy blob above it, which is a galaxy of 15.7 mag.

Files associated with this observation

116P_Wild.jpg (322.3 kB)

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Mr Ron Palgrave, David Basey

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