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Object/Date:
Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) @ November 6, 2015

Description:
Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) imaged on November 6th 2015, shows a green-bluish coma wich denoting emission of a mix several gases and with an apparent diameter of 7 arcminutes (near 600.000 Km. absolutes). Also highlighted a dust tail with nearly 0.5 deg long. Comet has here a brightness of 9,5 magnitude, whereas the most bright star in the image has 6th magnitude, into the Ursa Minor. 

Location:
Benali, Valencia (Spain)
	
Tech data:
GSO 8" @ f/3.8 reflector & Canon EOS-100D camera (11x120 sec. at ISO 1600)

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