Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aries (Ari)
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Comet 260P/McNaught, Pepe Chambó
Comet 260P/McNaught
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Comet 260P/McNaught, Pepe Chambó
Comet 260P/McNaught
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Object/Date:

260P/McNaught @ September 1,2019 02:09 UT

Description:

Comet 260P/McNaught imaged on September 1st 2019 near its perihelion which will be on day 9th, in this image with a brightness around magnitude 12.5 shows its dust tail with 25 arcminutes long and in which can be seen a more condensed central spine due we are near its orbital plane.

Acquisition details:

Telescope GSO 8" N f/3.8.

Camera Atik 383L+.

Exposure 9 min. (L=3x120 bin2 + RGB=1x60 bin3).

From Hoya Redonda, Valencia (Spain).

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Post and image link:

More info at http://cometografia.es/260p-mcnaught-20190901/

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Comet 260P/McNaught, Pepe Chambó

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