Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet K2 and M10 Conjunction - Timelapse, Chuck's Astrophotography
Comet K2 and M10 Conjunction - Timelapse
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Comet K2 and M10 Conjunction - Timelapse

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C/2017 K2 Pan-STARRS made its closest approach to Earth on July 14, 2022 (last night). It was 167 million miles away (270 million km). The comet was also in conjunction with the M10 globular cluster.

All of the data was captured July 14/15 2022 across an 80-minute period.

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