Comet  C/2013 V5 Oukaimeden 
Faint comet in Monoceos
September 3, 2014

 
 Now
            at 7th magnitude, this comet shows a stunning cyan colored head
            and a decent start on a lengthening dust tail. the field here
            is 3/4 degree wide. Two versions shown here. The conventional
            image shows the stationary comet against a moving stellar background,
            and second a negative image that has had its histogram Equalized
            to show tail development.
 

            
Short tail points to the right here

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Short tail points to the right here

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LInstrument - 12.5" f/5 newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  26 mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  58F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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