Comet Giacombini Zinner
in the Morning sky
October 20, 2018

 
 This
            comet continues to be excellent, now moving into Canis Major
            on the east side. Now beaming softly at 10th magnitude, the tail
            is still well defined and the coma sporting a magnificent teal
            coloration. This 40 minute set shows a nice starlike nucleus
            and some possible rays structure in the tail near the head.

            


            
Select an image size for a larger view:

1400 x 1290
            


Lens:  10" f/4 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  40m  LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  6/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  42F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
HOME   GALAXIES     EMISSION NEBS     REFLECTION NEBS   COMETS  
   GLOBULARS     OPEN CLUST     PLANETARIES     LINKS