Observation by Peter Carson: Comet 220P/McNaught

Uploaded by

Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2026 Oct 07 - 23:18

Uploaded

2026 Oct 16 - 13:44

Objects

220P McNaught

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h30^m
Dec: +04°59'
Position angle: -1°02'

Field size

0°46' × 0°31'

Equipment

315mm CDK reflector
Paramount ME2 GEM
QHY 600M CMOS camera

Exposure

Stack of 20 x 60 sec exposures at -10C

Location

Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain.

Target name

Comet 220P/McNaught

Title

Comet 220P/McNaught

About this image

Files associated with this observation

220P_20261007_2318_PCarson.jpg (527.6 kB)

Like this image

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.