Observation by Nick James: C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) and its ion tail

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Jun 16 - 00:03

Uploaded

2023 Jun 16 - 05:28

Objects

C/2023 E1

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 12^h57^m
Dec: +74°32'
Position angle: +4°30'

Field size

0°28' × 0°20'

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

41x60s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)

Title

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) and its ion tail

About this image

I scheduled a long run on this comet last night when the sky was at its darkest and it shows the comet's ion tail nicely. The tail is around 20 arcmin long in PA 120.

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2023e1_20230616_000355_ndj.jpg (648.9 kB)

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