Comet 156P/Russell-Linear pases Galaxy M33
in the evening sky
1/9/21

 
 A
            stunning scene when a colorful 11th magntude comet passes such
            a beautiful deep sky object in the night sky. Last night was
            such an event, Comet 156P with its teal colored coma made a close
            approach to the face on spiral galaxy M33 in Triangulum. This
            is a two part panorama with the 10 inch f/3.9 and a total of
            3 hours integration time for the entire set.

            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  3 hours total integration time
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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