Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson
in the Evening sky
May 26, 2017

 
 With
            orbital plane crossing only days away, the anti-tail pointing
            to the lower left is now strong. The normal gas tail is to the
            upper right here and much weaker. At 7th magnitude, this object
            is very easy to see in the binoculars, and is stunning in the
            eyepiece.

            


            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph w/Baader MPCC
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: ST10xme CCD
Exposure:  LRGB = 90:4:4:4
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL6, Photoshop CS2
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