Posted on Jun 6, 2020

APOD: 2020 June 6 - Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies." Given everything else that has been going on over the past month, I had forgotten about Comet PanSTARRs. Glad everyone else didn't. In this deep image from dark California skies the night of May 22nd, the comet even seems to develop a short anti-tail as it leaves the inner Solar System. I won't get a chance to put a telescope on it myself until later this month.

APOD: 2020 June 6 - Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies

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Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and thank you for today's APOD! As I sometimes do, I found a great adjunct video which furthers your outstanding APOD... I believe that you and all of your followers will enjoy it...

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Excellent astronomy share brother Kerry, have a great D Day

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth - Thank you brother!!!

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Sgt (Join to see) you're very welcome brother Kerry.

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Great additional video Kerry, great day for ducks down here today.

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, June 6, 2020 entitled "Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies."
Image: Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies - Image Credit & Copyright - Dan Bartlett

APOD Background "Explanation: Comet PanSTARRs, C/2017 T2, shared this stunning telescopic field of view with galaxies M81 and M82 on May 22/23. Of course, the galaxies were some 12 million light-years distant and the comet about 14 light-minutes away, seen in planet Earth's sky toward the Big Dipper. A new visitor from the Oort Cloud, this Comet PanSTARRs was discovered in 2017 by the PanSTARRs survey telescope when the comet was over 1 light-hour from the Sun, almost as distant as the orbit of Saturn. With a beautiful coma and dust tail, this comet has been a solid northern hemisphere performer for telescope wielding comet watchers this May, following its closest approach to the Sun on May 4. In this deep image from dark California skies the outbound comet even seems to develop a short anti-tail as it leaves the inner Solar System."

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