Observation by Nick Hewitt: You must be kidding! Comet C/2022U2

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2023 Feb 08 - 17:21

Uploaded

2023 Feb 08 - 17:21

Objects

C/2022 U2

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 05^h04^m
Dec: +41°04'
Position angle: +0°51'

Field size

1°24' × 0°56'

Equipment

Redcat 51
ASI 533 colour CMOS

Exposure

60sec x 10 Bin 2 Gain 360. Cropped ++

Location

Northampton

Target name

C/2022 U2 ATLAS

Title

You must be kidding! Comet C/2022U2

About this image

A bright waning gibbous Moon had risen, but a fit of madness came over me after the accidental "discovery" of this faint bluish interloper near C/2022E3 the night before. I prefer my quarry to be brighter fuzzy than this! The bright 3rd magnitude stars are Eta and Zeta Aurigae (two of the "Kids"). Comet C/2022 U2 is just below them. Just.

Files associated with this observation

C2022U2 2023-02-07 1942ut Red 533 10 x 60s Bin2 G320_pp_crop.jpg (551.8 kB)

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Dr Paul Leyland, Mike Harlow, Nick James, Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Dean Ashton, Ron Johnson, Tim Haymes

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2023 Feb 08 - 18:38 UTC

Don't knock i.

It's a (relatively) bright comet and you have taken a nice image of it.

Now, if it were V=20 I may have more sympathy.

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