Observation by Chris Schur: Comet: 10P Tempel2 -Date/Time Local: ...

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Observer

Chris Schur

Observed

2026 Aug 17 - 00:00

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2026 Sep 06 - 09:14

Objects

10P Tempel

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Target name

10P Tempel

Title

Comet: 10P Tempel2 -Date/Time Local: 8/16/26 11:02 AM MST -Date/Time UT: 8/17/26 06:02 UT -FOV: 94' x 75' -Orientation: N up -Seeing: 3 -Transparency: 6 -Orig. Scale: 1.2 arcsec/Pixel -Instrument: 10" f/3.8 Newt -Exposure: 90 min total LRGB -Camera: Atik 16200 -Location: Payson,AZ Notes: >Lots of IFN in background >First time Ive noticed three distinct gas tails on comet. >Dust trail is fading and becoming wider >Lots of nice galaxies in this field! >comet is getting pretty low in southern sky in constellation of PA.

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