Comet C/2017 O1 ASAS-SN on 16th October 2017

 
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2017

Comet C/2017 O1 ASAS-SN was discovered on July 19, 2017 by All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASASSN) This image shows the comet on the night of October 16th 2017

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 04:42:40 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +53:16:29 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.97 x 1.31 (deg)
Pixel scale: 2.99 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is 249 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: 16. Oct. 2017
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:3x3min., R:3x3 min, G:3x3 min, B:3x3 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 36 min.
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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