Comet Panstarrs S3 passes the Coathanger Asterism
in the morning sky
3/30/24

 
 The
            close passage of a bright comet to any deep sky object is always
            reason for an imaging session. Here we have the 9.6th magnitude
            Comet Panstarrs S3 with its beautiful curving dust tail passing
            by the asterism Collinder 399 - AKA the Coathanger Cluster. Here,
            south is up to show the coathanger shape more clearly and the
            comet was closest on this night forming a spectaular pairing.
            Look carefully to the bottom left and you will see the tiny emmission
            nebula Sharpless 2-83. Technical Data: 10" f/2.8 GSO astrograph,
            Atik 16200 CCD, LRGB = 2h total. Payson Arizona on 3/30/24.

            
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Lens:  10" f/2.9 GSO Astrograph Newtonian w/Nexus corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Camera:  Atik 16200 CCD
Exposure:  2h LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  32F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

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