72 ASTRONOMY • JUNE 2019
- NIGHTS OF THE COMET
Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) evolved
as these images were captured;
specifically, the shape of its ion tail
changed. From left to right, the dates
of these exposures are January 9, 11,
14, 17, and 19. Note the background of
interstellar “cirrus” in the constellation
Taurus the Bull. • José J. Chambó - MOON METEORITE
The total lunar eclipse this past
January was captured by thousands
of people. Some fortunate souls
even caught a meteoroid striking the
Moon’s surface. This imager used a
Canon 80D at ISO 100 with a Tamron
150-600mm zoom lens set at 600mm
and f/10. He took this 13-second
exposure January 20, 2019, at 11:41:51
P.M. EST, from Jacksonville, Florida.
- William Eyler
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Meteorite strike