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Observation by Mike Mattiazzo: Comet C/2022 P1 NEOWISE on 2022 Sep 24 a...

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Observer

Mike Mattiazzo

Observed

2022 Sep 24 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 Sep 28 - 19:42

Objects

C/2022 P1

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Constellation

Sculptor

Field centre

RA: 00h23m
Dec: -26°28'
Position angle: -1°05'

Field size

1°10' × 0°46'

Full filename

2022p1/2022p1_20220924_mmattiazzo.jpg

Target name

C/2022 P1

Title

Comet C/2022 P1 NEOWISE on 2022 Sep 24 at 10:45UT. Using a C11 RASA f/2.2 + Canon 6D. 5 mins. FOV 1 deg. North up, from Swan Hill, Victoria. The comet is closest to Earth today, on Sep 25th, at a distance of 0.85AU. Visual estimate on Sep 24 at 13:30UT using 25x100mm binoculars m1 = 10.0, with a large but very diffuse coma 10' wide, DC2. Requires high altitude and dark skies to see. Coma shows enhancement when using a Swan Band filter. Coma in this image appears 12' wide when stretched.

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Comet C/2022 P1 NEOWISE on 2022 Sep 24 at 10:45UT. Using a C11 RASA f/2.2 + Canon 6D. 5 mins. FOV 1 deg. North up, from Swan Hill, Victoria. The comet is closest to Earth today, on Sep 25th, at a distance of 0.85AU. Visual estimate on Sep 24 at 13:30UT using 25x100mm binoculars m1 = 10.0, with a large but very diffuse coma 10' wide, DC2. Requires high altitude and dark skies to see. Coma shows enhancement when using a Swan Band filter. Coma in this image appears 12' wide when stretched.
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