Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)
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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
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Imaging Cameras
Atik 383L+

Acquisition details

Dates:
March 16, 2018
Frames:
4×120(8′)
Integration:
8′
Avg. Moon age:
28.51 days
Avg. Moon phase:
1.17%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2073207

RA center: 04h14m36s.10

DEC center: +34°0025

Pixel scale: 4.292 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 2.422 degrees

Field radius: 0.894 degrees

Resolution: 1200x900

File size: 718.1 KB

Locations: Vallés - Valencia (Spain), Vallés, Valencia, Spain

Data source: Backyard

Description

Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) photographed on March 16th 2018 when had a brightness at magnitude 11 and, although faint, still showed a blue tail quite long and with structures in the beginning part. The result was surprised me for being taken from a suburban sky.

Posted in my Blog Cometografia.es

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Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS, 



    
        

            Pepe Chambó

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