James Janusz 2000 thru 2024 All Rights Reserved |
Telescope: Astro-Physics 092 Stowaway | Description:Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan, also known as Tsuchinshan 1, is a periodic comet discovered on 1965 January 1 at Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking. It will next come to perihelion on 25 December 2023 at around apparent magnitude 8, and will be 0.53 AU (79 million km) from Earth and 110 degrees from the Sun. During the 2004 perihelion passage the comet brightened to about apparent magnitude 11. The comet was not observed during the 2011 unfavorable apparition since the perihelion passage occurred when the comet was on the far side of the Sun. During the 2023 apparition it brightened to 8th magnitude. On 2049 April 1 the comet will pass about 0.016 AU (2,400,000 km; 1,500,000 mi) from Mars. (Wiki). |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Sagittarius |
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 One shot color camera. | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander. |
Guiding:UnGuided | Type: Periodic Comet. |
Exposure Data: 36 best, 1 minute Unguided sub-exposures, Registered on the comet. Weather was poor but I like the image. | Position: Moving approximate R.A. 18h 50m 04s Dec -24° 54' 13" |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: January 19th 2024 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Maor Observatory at Whitetail Hollow |
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