Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) approaching M10, north.stargazer
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) approaching M10

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) approaching M10, north.stargazer
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) approaching M10

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Having never captured (or edited) cometary data before, I was very excited to hear about this bright celestial visitor that was fast approaching our sun.
After a few earlier tests, I set out to capture this object on July 14 & 15, when it was scheduled to  be at it's closest pass to Earth and also within a filed of view with the Messier 10 star cluster. This is my data  from the 14th and includes 36 frames at 30s using an OSC camera and my 132 refractor. All data captured from my backyard under Bortle 8 skies.

I hope you enjoy it.

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