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

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Jan 21 - 04:10

Uploaded

2023 Jan 21 - 06:35

Objects

C/2022 E3

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Constellation

Bootes

Field centre

RA: 15^h30^m
Dec: +51°44'
Position angle: +0°11'

Field size

0°44' × 0°31'

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

20x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Title

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

About this image

The form of this comet changes from hour-to-hour. The ion tail this morning is much fainter and more chaotic. In this log stretch the dust tail is the broad feature from PA 350 - PA 310. The ion tail emerges in PA 280 and then splits and forms a broad region from PA 300 - PA 270. In the Larson-Sekanina filtered inset, which is at the same scale as the main image, several outflows are visible in the inner coma, in particular outflows at PA 300, 185 and 40 deg.

Files associated with this observation

2022e3_20230121_041026_ndj.jpg (1.4 MB)

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