{"id":23197,"date":"2021-09-01T09:25:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=96717"},"modified":"2021-09-01T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:48:08","slug":"comet-c-2014-e2-jacques","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/comet-c-2014-e2-jacques\/","title":{"rendered":"Comet C\/2014 E2 Jacques"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lee Dyson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 01 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Comet C\/2014 E2 Jacques is a long-period comet<\/a> with an orbital period of around 34,000 years.<\/p>\n

It was discovered by Brazilian astronomers Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o Jacques Lage de Faria, Eduardo Pimentel and Jo\u00e3o Ribeiro de Barros on the night of 13 March 2014 at the Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research (SONEAR).<\/p>\n

C\/2014 E2 Jacques passed closest to Earth on 28 August 2014, at 0.56 AU.<\/p>\n

Below is a selection of images of the comet captured by astrophotographers and BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em> readers.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a comet chaser or comet photographer, we\u2019d love to hear from you and see your images! Get in touch and send us your images<\/a>, or contact us via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Images of Comet C\/2014 E2 Jacques<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Comet Jacques (C\/2014 E2) by Steve Dean, Isle of Wight, UK. Equipment: SBIG 2000XM CCD, Skywatcher ED 80mm, HEQ5 Mount.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Comet Jacques C\/2014 E2 by Alastair Woodward, Derby, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher 6\u2033 Newtonian, EQ3-2 + RA\/DEC motors, Canon 1000d.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Comet Jacques C\/2014 E2 by Alastair Woodward, Derby, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher 6\u2033 Newtonian, EQ3-2 + RA\/DEC motors, Canon 1000d.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Tracking Comet Jacques by Lee Pullen, Bristol, UK. Equipment: Sky-Watcher 80ED DS-Pro, Flattener\/Reducer, Sky-Watcher EQ3 PRO Synscan, Nikon D700<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Comet E2 by Jaspal Chadha, London, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher Espirt 100ed, Ioptron CEM60, QSI 690<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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