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Radu Anghel
Romania

06/19/2022
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8" f/12 + CCD

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C/2017 K2 - a comet at only 290 million km from us, with a coma diameter of more then 100.000 km and a tail of more then 800.000 km!
Easy to spot with small telescopes and even with binoculars.
On July 16 will be only half degree apart from globular cluster Messier 10.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!