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Photographer:

Pepe Chambó

Location of Photo:

Río Hurtado, Chile

Date/Time of photo:

2022 September 18, 00:04 UT

Equipment:

Takahasi Epsilon 180ED f/2.8, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Description:

Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) imaged on September 18, 2022 passing close to the bright blue star Iklil (Rho Scorpii). Enveloped in a gaseous green coma, the comet shows a dust tail to the upper right and other narrower and twisted ion tail to the upper left.

Website:

https://cometografia.es

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