Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet Christenson, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer

Comet Christenson

Comet Christenson, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer

Comet Christenson

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C / 2006 W3 was discovered on 18 Nov 2006 by Eric Christensen on the occasion of the Catalina Sky Surveys ( Arizona ) with a 0.68m Schmidt telescope. At that time, the comet was still more than 8 au from the sun and had a total apparent brightness of about 18 mag.

I shot this image on August 2nd, 2009.

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Comet Christenson, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer

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