Observation by Mark Fairfax: C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) Comet

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 May 09 - 02:55

Uploaded

2022 May 09 - 15:41

Objects

C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope Classic (114mm reflector)

Exposure

20 mins

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) Non Periodic Comet

Title

C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) Comet

About this image

C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) in the centre of this image and is an Oort cloud comet with a hyperbolic orbit - here in the constellation Aquila at Magnitude +8.7.

(The bit of sky targeted appeared pretty blank to the naked eye with just a few stars but just astounded by how many stars were visible here at the edge of the Milky Way with my eVscope).

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