Comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner

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Image:  Comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner Scope - Mount:   Celestron Edge HD14 @ f/1.9 - Celestron CGE mount
Constellation:     n/a Camera:     Canon T3i
Imaged at:    Temecula, CA Exposure Times:       one 1 minute exposure
Date imaged:  Sept. 4, 2018 Approximate FOV:    113' x 75'
Guided?:    PHD

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Additional Information:  Comets orbit the Sun in either the Kuiper Belt or the Oorg Cloud, which are located far past the planets.  They will come close to the sun once in a while if their orbit is distrubed by some large mass, such as Saturn or another gas giant.  This comet is not expect to ever return to the inner solar system.