Photographer:
Pepe Chambó
Location of Photo:
Vallés, Valencia, Spain
Date/Time of photo:
2023 November 10, 18:55 UT
Equipment:
TS-Photon 8" N f/3.6, Atik 383L+
Description:
The comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) was captured on November 10, 2023, during its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 0.2 AU, moving swiftly across the sky at an apparent speed of half a degree per hour. It was also at its maximum brightness during this time, with a magnitude between 6.5 and 6, displaying a large gaseous coma and a faint ion tail.