Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Meet Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko!

The bright line you see is the path of the comet in 30 minutes.. Surrounding the bright core is the ejected material which is going towards the left of it.

This comet is 66 million kilometers away from us and has an orbital period of 6.43 years. In 1959, Planet Jupiter moved this comet's perihelion inwards form 2.7 to about 1.3 where it remains today. In 2014 Rosetta mission visited this comet.

Imaging details:

Telescope: Celestron C14

Mount: Losmandy Titan

Camera: Zwo 183 mono

Filter: Infrared

Total exposure: 30 minutes (Guided)