Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Closeup of Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan Skirting the beehive (M44), November 14, 2023, Dan Bartlett
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Closeup of Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan Skirting the beehive (M44), November 14, 2023

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Closeup of Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan Skirting the beehive (M44), November 14, 2023, Dan Bartlett
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Closeup of Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan Skirting the beehive (M44), November 14, 2023

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Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan's proper motion is aimed towards comet 29P/ Schwassmann-Wachmann and within 36 to 48 hours will pass less than 5 arc minutes by each.  Unfortunately the weather was predicted to be poor the next night and closest approach didn't favor the west coast of the US.  So I aimed the C14 Hyperstar, piggybacked with a C6 HyperStar framing as much of M44, the "Beehive", and both comets as possible.  Here, showing only one comet and some of M44, is Comet 62P/ as it hovered around the 10th magnitude mark.  Fortunately, the C6 HyperStar with its > 2 x 3 deg field captured much of the action and is posted after this image.

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Closeup of Comet 62P/ TsuChinShan Skirting the beehive (M44), November 14, 2023, Dan Bartlett

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