Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
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Comet C/2018 W2 Africano, Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2018 W2 Africano
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Comet C/2018 W2 Africano, Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2018 W2 Africano
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Description

Object/Date:

C/2018 W2 (Africano) @ October 26,2019 11:04 UT

Description:

Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) imaged on 2019 October 26, although meteorology wasn't good still can be perceived its greenish coma and short dust tail on a field of Piscis Austrinus plenty of small galaxies. Comet has a brightness at magnitude 11 whilst the two brightest stars has magnitude 8.2 (center) and 8.4 (left).

Acquisition details:

Telescope Planewave 20" CDK f/4.4

Camera FLI PL6303E

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

From Siding Spring (Australia)

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Data and link to image:

https://cometografia.es/2018w2-africano-20191026/

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Comet C/2018 W2 Africano, Pepe Chambó

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