Comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko
in the Morning sky
October 30, 2021

 
 This
            10th magnitude comet is developing a nice long band like dust
            tail, and a stunning cyan colored coma around the head. Look
            closely and you will see hordes of small galaxies in this field!

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Camera: SBIG ST10xme CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  1h mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  42F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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