Comet C/2020 Atlas (R4)
Comet C/2020 Atlas (R4) |
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Comet Atlas R4 |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Comet | |
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| Notes: | Comet Atlas in Bootes. In this animation, the comet appears to pass by galaxy NGC 5611, a 13th mag spiral galaxy 80 million ly away. When imaged, comet Atlas was 0.54 au (78 million km) away at mag 13.6. | |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 4/28/21 | |
| Location: | Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA | |
| Telescope: | TEC 140 refractor, 980mm f/7 | |
| Camera: | FQSI 683 wsg, Astronomik CLS filter | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 | |
| Exposure time: | 15 x 2-min exposures | |
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| Notes: | Subexposures processed in CCD Stack2 and photoshop, animation created using Startrails (avi) and Movavi (gif). The animation represents 40 minutes of motion. | |
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