Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko 67P
in the morning sky
10/11/21

 
 Now
            beaming at 10th magnitude in Taurus, this periodic is coming
            in and will brighten a magnitude or so more over the next months.
            Is currently in a rich starfield, making it tough to image properly.
            This image is three widely spaced (20m apart) images over an
            hour to help minimize the bright star overlap on the comet.

            
Select an image size for a larger view:

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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  9 mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  42F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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