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Photographer:

Pepe Chambó

Location of Photo:

Utah Desert Observatory, USA

Date/Time of photo:

2023 August 28, 11:41 UT

Equipment:

Takahashi FSQ-106ED f/5.0, SBIG STL-11000M

Description:

Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) imaged on August 28, 2023, during the morning twilight in a wide-field image spanning three degrees between constellations Gemini and Cancer. It is seen in conjunction with comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, appearing as a small cloud beneath the long ion tail of Nishimura, revealing structural details in the form of various clusters being swept by the solar wind.

Website:

https://cometografia.es