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C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) - Comet     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring) - None      Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring) - None	- Attempted all-night session, but in the event limited to a short manually operated session.(0.6 hr)     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature: 10.5°C falling to 7°C (min) by dawn - CCD Temperature:   -10°/-15° C - Notes from 2024-08-09 >>     -

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C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) - Comet

C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) - 2024-08-10 (passing through Auriga) Sun Distance 3.68  AU (approaching) Earth Distance 4.46 AU (667.2 million km)		C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) - 2024-08-10 Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 17.23 arcsec/hr, Dec 19.19 arcsec/hr)
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-08-10 02:58 UT (#1225007-08) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2		Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as left
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