Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS (May 18,2016)

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Photographer:

José J. Chambó

Location of Photo:

Siding Spring, NSW (Australia)

Date/Time of photo:

May 18, 2016 @ 18:22 UT

Equipment:

Takahashi FSQ ED 106mm. f/5.0 & SBIG STL-11000M

Description:

Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) in a wide field image taken on May 11 2016, shows toward left a dust trail (tail type III) with half degree of length that remaining in its orbit, and a long ionic tail (type I) very faint which is projected with more than three degrees long toward down-right of the image. The comet is located into constellation Aquarius and is observable through binoculars before dawn.

Website:

http://cometografia.es