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

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Feb 07 - 18:49

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2023 Feb 07 - 20:07

Objects

C/2022 E3

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 04^h59^m
Dec: +38°09'
Position angle: +1°28'

Field size

3°09' × 2°15'

Equipment

72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC

Exposure

24x120s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Title

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

About this image

There was a brief moon-free period this evening but this comet is now fading and moving away from us. The green coma and curving dust tail in PA 20 are both prominent but the ion tail is now very faint, at least for me in Chelmsford. Pushing the luminance channel really hard you can trace it around 1.8 degrees off the frame to the left. I get 5.8 for the comet's total magnitude now, around half a magnitude fainter than its peak.

Files associated with this observation

2022e3_20230207_184946_ndj.jpg (2.5 MB)

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