Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  The star ω1Tau
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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS, 



    
        

            Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS

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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS, 



    
        

            Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Canon EF 400mm F/2.8 L IS
Imaging Cameras
Sony A7

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 18, 2018
Frames:
48×30(24′)
Integration:
24′
Avg. Moon age:
1.26 days
Avg. Moon phase:
1.77%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2073199

RA center: 04h06m52s.1

DEC center: +19°3318

Pixel scale: 12.334 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 272.008 degrees

Field radius: 2.570 degrees

Resolution: 1200x900

File size: 957.0 KB

Locations: Observatorio del Teide, La Orotava, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain

Data source: Professional, scientific grade data

Description

Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) photographed on January 18th 2018 from Teide Observatory along a follow campaign in its maximum. In this image is well contrasted its blue ionic tail with some structures atop background of intestellar clouds of Taurus.

Posted in my Blog Cometografia.es

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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS, 



    
        

            Pepe Chambó

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