C/2014S2

C/2014 S2 ( PanSTARRS )

　＊　Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) is currently close to Polaris　＊

Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) is currently close to Polaris and the north celestial pole. Maik Meyer reported that the comet was at magnitude 10.4 on October 2, 2015.

Comet C/2014 S2 (PanSTARRS) was discovered on September 22, 2014 at magnitude 20.9 with Pan-STARRS 1 survey telescope at Haleakala in Hawaii. The comet passes perihelion on December 9, 2015 with perihelion distance of 2.101 AU when it is expected to reach peak brightness.

Michael Jager posted a color image of the comet taken on October 2, 2015 at 19.08 UT

－－Comets and Asteroids－－
http://kometen.fg-vds.de/pix/2014S2/2014S2_02102015.htm

2015年10月07日　画面中央下部に彗星像が認められる

2015/10/07T19:21:01から19:30:30までの8秒露光20枚
ε160/530mm + LPS-P2 + 60D/ISO3200 / Takahashi EM-200Temmma2/ 2分40秒
StellaImage6.5で加算合成、レベル補正とリサイズ

2016年05月04日　茶臼山高原道路天狗棚駐車場にて撮影

2016/05/04T23:28:10から23:43:40までの2分30秒露光4枚
Epsilon160/530mm + LPS-P2 + 60D/ISO3200 / Vixen AXD + M-Gen
StellaImage6.5で加算合成、レベル補正とリサイズ