103P/Hartley 2
The visibility of periodical comet 103P/Hartley will be the most favorable during the last months of 2010 (see below animation). For observers on the northern hemisphere it will be visible during the second half September 2010 as a faint object in Cassiopeia travelling at appr. 1,5° per day. October 7th and 8th the comet will present a spectacular show by passing just north of the double cluster in Perseus.
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Path of comet 103P/Hartley |
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Comet 103P/Hartley in Perseus nearby NGC884 & NGC869, the comet is about magnitude 5 has a bright core and a diffuse coma. |
Comet 103P/Hartley, north of the double cluster in Perseus |
© Copyright Rob Kantelberg
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