Comet Churyumov Gerisimenko 67P
in the morning sky
April 3, 2016

 
 This
            Comet continues to be amazing for its long lasting performance.
            Now at 16.5 magnitude in Leo, this image shows a close approach
            to the bright edge on galaxy NGC3628 - part of the "Leo
            Trio" of bright galaxies. More close approaches this week,
            but alas, we are completely clouded out here in Arizona all week!
 

            
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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  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL 6, Photoshop CS2
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