Comet 41P near Earth

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Photographer
José J. Chambó
Email
jjchambo@hotmail.com
Location of photo
Valencia, Spain
Date/Time of photo
Mar 25, 2017 @ 02:25 UT
Equipment
GSO 8" f/3.8 & Atik 383L+
Description
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak imaged on May 25th 2017, five days before its maximum approaching to Earth at a distance of 0.14 AU. The greenish and very diffuse coma had extended until a diameter of 20 arcminutes, shining around magnitude 7.5.
Website
http://cometografia.es
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