Comet Panstarrs c/2017 T2 - Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4

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mariosi Cyprus
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Comet Panstarrs c/2017 T2 - Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4

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Comet Panstarrs C/2017 T2 in Constellation of Cassiopeia Mag 8.5 (Heaven above).
SCOPE: Dob 10pxSky-Watcher
EYEPIECE: T/S 30mm Plossl
DAY: Saturday DATE: 21/3/20
LOCATION: Mammari

Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4 in Constellation of Ursa Major Mag 8.0 (Heaven above).
SCOPE: Dob 10pxSky-Watcher
EYEPIECE: T/S 30mm Plossl
DAY: Tuesday DATE: 24/3/20
LOCATION: Mammari

Thanks for looking
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Comet C2017 T2 Panstarrs Mag8.5 Cassiopeia 21 3 20.jpg
Comet C2019 Y4 Atlas Mag8 Ursa Major 24 3 20.jpg
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Re: Comet Panstarrs c/2017 T2 - Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4

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Nice sketches Marios. Y4 Atlas should get nice and bright over the coming weeks.

Regards

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Nice sketches.
Quite complicated sketching with all those small stars
Refractors in frequency of use : *SW Evostar 120ED F/7.5 (all round ), * Vixen 102ED F/9 (vintage), both on Vixen GPDX.
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Hello Marios. An excellent pair of sketches of the Comets Panstarrs c/2017 T2 and Atlas C/2019 Y4 using the Dob 10pxSky-Watcher telescope. Thanks for sharing these with us Marios, and keep up the fantastic sketching work.
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Beautiful and amazingly accurate sketches Marios. Great job of capturing the appearance of these objects at the eyepiece.
-Michael
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Thank you all for the nice comments and likes.

Stay safe
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Re: Comet Panstarrs c/2017 T2 - Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4

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Great work, Marios!
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Thanks for sharing
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Ruud wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:34 pm Great work, Marios!
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Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much for the wonderful feedback Ruud :)
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