Comet Panstarrs S3 in Cygnus
in the morning sky
4/29/24

 
 Here
            is a diaphanous ray of light from the Comet Panstarrs S3 draped
            over the wing of a butterfly, IC1318a in Cygnus. Such a justaposition
            is quite rare, and always challenging to get a clear image. This
            shot, taken on April 29th shows the 11th magnitude comet on its
            way out of the inner solar system. Technical Data: 10" f/2.8
            GSO astrograph, Atik 16200 CCD, 3 hours total integration time,
            Payson, Az on 4/29/24

            
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Lens:  10" f/2.9 GSO Astrograph Newtonian w/Nexus corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Camera:  Atik 16200 CCD
Exposure:  3 hours HaRGB
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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