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On this page I collect my observations of the comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS).
The comet, designated C/2017 K2, was discovered on May 21, 2017, by the fully automated Pan-STARRS 1 telescope at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii. It approaches the Sun on a hyperbolic orbit, reaching its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) on Dec. 19, 2022, at a distance of just under 1.8 A.U., roughly the distance of the planet Mars from the Sun (according to WAA, translated).
Position of the comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), when it was close to
M 10 in on July 16, 2022* (constellation Ophiuchus). (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
*) On July 15, 2022 it was even closer to M 10!
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M 10 without C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
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M 10 without C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) - the only sharf photo with a better positioning |
M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
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M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) - Tracking poor |
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M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (1F) |
M 10 without C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (2F) |
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M 10 with C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (3F) |
M 10 without C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (32F) - 32 Frames! |
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