Observation by Nick James: C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Jan 17 - 04:47

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2023 Jan 17 - 07:25

Objects

C/2022 E3

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Constellation

Bootes

Field centre

RA: 15^h40^m
Dec: +44°23'
Position angle: +0°12'

Field size

0°44' × 0°31'

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

13x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Title

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

About this image

The long ion tail is more prominent this morning as the moon gets out of the way. I get a total magnitude of 6.1 now using the green channel of colour camera and could follow the ion tail for around 1.5 deg. Other images from this morning:

https://nickdjames.com/Comets/2022E3/2022e3_20230117_051747_ndj.jpg (B&W mosaic showing long ion tail)

https://nickdjames.com/Comets/2022E3/2022e3_20230117_050000_ndj.jpg (Widefield colour)

Files associated with this observation

2022e3_20230117_044753_ndj.jpg (1.7 MB)

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