Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) on 22.05.2020 near M 82

 
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2020

Comet C/2017 T2 was discovered on October 2nd 2017 by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala). By the time of discovery it was 19.9m. This image shows the comet on May 22nd 2020 at 20:30 UT, when the comet was near galaxy M82.

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 09:53:45 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +70:10:44 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.52 x 1.02 (deg)
Pixel scale: 2.99 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is 67.5 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera: SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters: Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times: 22.05.2020
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:4x3 min,R:4x3 min, G:4x3 min, B:4x3 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 48 min.,
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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