Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event

Image of the day 10/21/2021

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    Another  Rendezvous, Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Passes Messier 1 The Crab Nebula, Dan Bartlett
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    Another Rendezvous, Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Passes Messier 1 The Crab Nebula

    Image of the day 10/21/2021

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      Another  Rendezvous, Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Passes Messier 1 The Crab Nebula, Dan Bartlett
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      Another Rendezvous, Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Passes Messier 1 The Crab Nebula

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      Not the Rosette Spacecraft this time but rather a visibly close conjunction of the two objects. 

      Comet 67P is rather bright, hovering about mid 10th magnitude.  The comet will be closest to the sun on November 2 and in addition to perihelion will also be closer to the earth 10 days later.

      Field of view here is 1d 26' 17.5" x 2d 6' 8.5"!!!

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      Another  Rendezvous, Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Passes Messier 1 The Crab Nebula, Dan Bartlett