Thread: Comet Lemmon
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Old 01-06-2020, 10:28 PM
Saturnine (Jeff)
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Thanks for the comment on the image, it was a quick grab of 90 sec. so could have done better with better planning. Some encounters to note, on the 7th the comet will be 45' NW of NGC2440 and a few deg. east of M46 & 47. Could make a nice wide field view but ruined by the full moon unfortunately.
Also of note is that in late July around the 18th to 23rd it will be gliding past the Virgo Galaxy cluster. Not sure what magnitude it may be, probably fading by then.
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