Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)
Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma
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Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma

Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma
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Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 9, 2019
Frames:
Blue: 11×120(22′) bin 2×2
Green: 11×120(22′) bin 2×2
Red: 11×120(22′) bin 2×2
Integration:
1h 6′
Avg. Moon age:
3.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
10.31%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
8.00
Mean SQM:
18.60

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2462721

RA center: 08h35m14s.2

DEC center: +43°1612

Pixel scale: 2.876 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 359.816 degrees

Field radius: 0.868 degrees

Resolution: 1664x1396

File size: 1.9 MB

Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

Description

Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma in roughtly the same area as 48P taken a few days ago. 38P is moving slower so I could take 120s subs, it's also a lot fainter.

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Comet 38P / Stephan-Oterma, 



    
        

            Mike Oates