Observation by Chris Schur: -Comet: 220P McNaught -Date/Time Local...

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Observer

Chris Schur

Observed

2026 Jun 04 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Jun 07 - 08:17

Objects

220P McNaught

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 00^h07^m
Dec: +01°41'
Position angle: -174°28'

Field size

1°42' × 1°11'

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220p/220p_20260604_cschur.jpg

Target name

220P McNaught

Title

-Comet: 220P McNaught -Date/Time Local: 6/4/26 3:12 am MST -Date/Time UT: 6/4/26 10:12 UT -FOV: 1.7 x 1.2 deg -Orientation: N up -Seeing:2 -Transparency: 4 -Scale: 4.4 arcsec/Pixel -Instrument: RASA 8 f/2 -Exposure: 32 total -Camera: ASI2600MC -Location: Payson,AZ With 85% moon in sky was like shooting from Bortle 8. Faint ray type tail seen here at the limit of the data. Mag 8 or so.

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