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Comet 21p Giacobini Zinner

by ryan-proctor
Uploaded 2 years ago in Members Images

My first astro picture since the nights have been getting darker. This was a picture I quickly grabbed at 1:30am after shooting my main target for the evening. It was taken from the North York Moors last Monday. The Comet was very low in the sky (around 19-20 degrees) when I took this image so not exactly the best pic I have seen of this Comet this year. This periodic Comet was discovered by the French astronomer Michel Giacobini on December 20th 1900. Being a periodic Comet this 2km wide chunk of ice and rock orbits the Sun once every 6.6 years.

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©2021 Ryan Proctor

Image size:  3 859.40 KB
Date uploaded:  2 years ago (26th September 2018)
Category:  Members Images
Imaging:  Nikon d5500
Optics:  Skywatcher Quattro 8s
Integration:  7x180s + flats + bias
Location:  North Yorkshire Moors
Date Shot:  17/09/2018

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