Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan in Virgo [w/ mouse-over] (Nick Large)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: 20 Vir · 27 Vir · 30 Vir · 30 rho Vir · 31 Vir · 31 d01 Vir · 32 Vir · 32 d02 Vir · 33 Vir · 34 Vir · 41 Vir · M 49 · M 58 · M 59 · M 60 · M 89 · M 90 · NGC 4472 · NGC 4526 · NGC 4535 · NGC 4552 · NGC 4569 · NGC 4649 · NGC 4762 · R Vir · The star 20 Vir · The star 27 Vir · The star 33 Vir · The star 34 Vir · The star 41 Vir · And 3 more.

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan in Virgo [w/ mouse-over]

This was supposed to be a test at 70mm focal length on the Virgo cluster. But when I processed the image, I discovered that comet at the center of the frame (I didn't even know there was a comet in the neighborhood). 3min subs and a 70mm focal length are definitively not optimal for imaging a comet but it turned out fairly ok. Hopefully I'll have another chance at imaging it before it disapears.

Here's a close-up view of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan:

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Astrometry.net job	9229378
PixInsight job	Q85075FXC9MOCG83FL1SFDFN09H8YXG5
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	12h40m50s.8
RA (top/left)	12h33m55s.5
RA (top/right)	12h27m15s.9
RA (bottom/right)	12h47m35s.8
RA (bottom/left)	12h54m33s.8

Dec (center)	+09°57′38″
Dec (top/left)	+13°59′41″
Dec (top/right)	+07°08′07″
Dec (bottom/right)	+05°54′50″
Dec (bottom/left)	+12°44′00″

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