Comet C/2018 W2 Africano
in the Eveing sky
Sept. 21, 2019

 This 8.5 magnitude comet is in the constellation of Andromeda, near the star Alpharatz. A short fan tail is seen with a stellar nucleus and a overall teal coloration. This is a 62 minute integration time on this extended object, which was tough to spot in the binoculars!
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Lens: 8" f/4 Orion Astrograph Newtonian Platform: Home made GEM Exposure: 50 mins Location: Payson, Arizona Elevation: 5150 ft. Sky: Seeing 7/10, Transparency 4/10 Outside Temperature: 52F Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2 HOME GALAXIES EMISSION NEBS REFLECTION NEBS COMETS GLOBULARS OPEN CLUST PLANETARIES LINKS