Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Fading Comet 62P/ Tsuchinshan , C6 HyperStar Riding Piggyback 2024-04-02, Dan Bartlett
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Fading Comet 62P/ Tsuchinshan , C6 HyperStar Riding Piggyback 2024-04-02

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Fading Comet 62P/ Tsuchinshan , C6 HyperStar Riding Piggyback 2024-04-02, Dan Bartlett
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Fading Comet 62P/ Tsuchinshan , C6 HyperStar Riding Piggyback 2024-04-02

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This completes my April 1-2 imaging session imaging 4 comets.  Here is the widefield C6 HyperStar setup covering an area in Virgo.  The night was exceptional yielding a FWHM of ~2.2 across the field.  Comet 62P/Tuchinshan is estimated to have faded to 12th magnitude but certainly appears brighter here.

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Fading Comet 62P/ Tsuchinshan , C6 HyperStar Riding Piggyback 2024-04-02, Dan Bartlett

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