Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS near IC 4665
Taken by Bob Beal on June 20, 2022 @ St. George, Utah, USA
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The comet passed between the sparse but pretty open cluster IC 4665 and orangish mag 2.8 beta Oph (Cebalrai) two weeks ago; reports had it at about mag 9 then. I viewed it visually this past weekend in a small scope and would estimate its current brightness somewhere between mag 8 and 8.5, so it is definitely getting brighter.

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Panasonic G9, WO Redcat 51, iOptron GEM45G
... 60 x (f/4.9, 60 sec, ISO 1600) = 1 hr
... N up, W right. Cropped FOV = 1.9° x 1.9°.
... date: June 20, 2022 11pm MDT (= Jun 21, 2022 5:00 UT)

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