Observation by Peter Carson: Comet C/2022E3 (ZTF)

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2023 Jan 26 - 03:10

Uploaded

2023 Jan 26 - 16:58

Objects

C/2022 E3

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Constellation

Ursa Minor

Field centre

RA: 14^h44^m
Dec: +67°01'
Position angle: -4°15'

Field size

6°10' × 4°07'

Equipment

Canon 60Da DSLR and Astrotrac
Canon 200 lens at f2.8

Exposure

Stack of 6 x 90 second exposures at ISO1000

Location

Pagglesham, east Essex

Target name

Comet C/2022E3 (ZTF)

Title

Comet C/2022E3 (ZTF)

About this image

The sky conditions weren’t great but the comet was very high in the sky which helped. I think I could detect C/2022E3 without optical aid. However that was after having located it in binoculars, so perhaps wishful thinking. In my 10 x 56 bino’s I could see an obvious fuzzy ball about 5 arcminutes in dia brightening to star-like centre. I could also detect a broad hazy tail stretching off westward for perhaps 10 arcminutes.

Files associated with this observation

2022E3_20230126_0310_PCarson.jpg (396.1 kB)

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