Comet Tsuchinshan1 in Virgo
in the evening sky
2/11/24

 
 Now
            at 8th magnitude in the stars of Virgo, this comet is now fading
            as it receeds. Two beautiful barred spirals are in the same field,
            both near twins. NGC4608 is on the left and is 12.6th magnitude,
            and to the right is NGC4596 which is mag 12.4. The brilliant
            blue star on the left side is rho virginis.

            
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Lens:  10" f/2.9 GSO Astrograph Newtonian w/Nexus corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Camera:  Atik 16200 CCD
Exposure:  LRGB = 60:20:20:20
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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