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C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - First Interstellar Comet!
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2019-09-13, 10:54 PM
Hi Greg,

Borisov's camera looks to be optically 'fast'. Do you know what optical design it uses? It doesn't have the corrector plate of a Schmidt-type system. It's really impressive that he found this comet at ~mag=19.

Phil S.
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RE: C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - First Interstellar Comet! - by PMSchu - 2019-09-13, 10:54 PM

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