Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) @ 2023 May 9, 23:38 UT

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) on May 9, 2023, remains one of the brightest in the current comet scene. Only observable from the southern hemisphere, I had to remotely image it from the pristine Chilean skies of Río Hurtado. It still exhibits a coma wrapped in an intense green halo, as well as a dust tail reaching a length of 40 arc minutes against a beautiful starry field located between the constellation Eridanus and Lepus.

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó