Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh, M66 and NGC 3628
Taken by Mike Olason on April 23, 2018 @
Denver, Colorado
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Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh is approaching Galaxies M66 and NGC 3628. The galaxies are both about magnitude 10 and the comet is magnitude 16.
On the nights of April 30, May 1 and May 2, 74P will pass through the center of M66.
This image is a mosaic of 2 images. No special processing was used, just contrast/brightness adjustments to try to show the galaxies and the comet. So this image reflects reality, not special effects image processing.
As usual, select the large image to get a better resolution image.
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