Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) passing M10

Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) passing M10
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Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) passing M10

The huge, active comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) is currently soaring through Ophiuchus. It recently made its closest approach to us on July 14, around 270 million km from Earth.
Yesterday it passed very close to globular cluster Messier 10.

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Total integration time 30 minutes
LRGB 4:2:2:2 subs of 180s
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA3 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
IC Astronomy Observatory, Oria, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
15/07/2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & NoiseXTerminator plug-ins)
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Astrophotography Group "Volkssterrenwacht A Pien", Ghent (Belgium)
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