Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Minor (UMi)  ·  Contains:  Part of the constellation Ursa Minor (UMi)  ·  The star 24UMi  ·  The star Polaris (αUMi)  ·  The star Yildun (δUMi)
c/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) Near Polaris, Jan Curtis
c/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) Near Polaris
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c/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) Near Polaris

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Conveniently located, PANSTARRS is a surprisingly easy object to photograph. Although I have seen magnitude estimates between 11.2 and 10.2, this is the faintest comet that I've captured that shows the classic green color.

For more info on its location and other bright comets, see:

https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=78006

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c/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) Near Polaris, Jan Curtis