Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) on 25.01.2020 near the double cluster in Perseus
 
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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 January 25th 2020 at 0:30 UT, when it was near the double cluster (NGC 869 / 884) in Perseus.

Image details:

Annotation
Center of field RA 02:21:15 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +57:14:48 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.63 x 1.09(deg)
Pixel scale: 2.99 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is 66.4 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: 25.01.2020
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:4x5 min,R:4x5 min, G:4x5 min, B:4x5 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 80 min., 2 panel mosaic
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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