Observation by Grant Privett: Comet 285P

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2022 Aug 19 - 23:00

Uploaded

2022 Aug 20 - 21:14

Objects

285P LINEAR

Constellation

Ophiuchus

Equipment

300mm f/4 Newtonian
NQ6+Rowan belt upgrade
Trius 694 mono

Exposure

32x 30s

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

285P

Title

Comet 285P

About this image

A simple averaged stack of 32 30s frames of the comet 285P following its recent outburst. I stacked manually against the comet's motion.

I'm sure the Comet section would welcome more observations as the fade continues. I was surprised how easy it was to image.

Files associated with this observation

c285p_20220819_tracked.jpg (167.6 kB)

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