Comet Asassin C/2017 O1
in the Evening sky
October 14, 2017

 
 This
            8th magnitude comet in Perseus is not far from NGC1624, and is
            in a very rich star field. The head sports a nice cyan color,
            and a short spike like tail.
 

            
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Field here
            is about 1 degree


Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure:  60m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  6/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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