Comet 12P / Pons/Brooks
in the evening sky
3/1/24

 
 Now
            very low in the north west about 2h after sunset, our southerly
            location in the US makes it even lower than you lucky northerners.
            Despite this, I was able to pull out this image from the murk
            and get a respectable amount of ion tail, with hints to the right
            side of a diffuse fan like dust appendage. 8" f/2 RASA,
            42 min integration time, ASI071mc, Happy Jack Arizona. Bortle
            1, 7000 feet elevation at this site. 

            
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Lens:  8 f/2 RASA Schmidt
Platform:  Home Made GEM
Exposure:  42 mins
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  2/10, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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