Comet 10P - Tempel 2
in the evening sky
10/4/26

 

            
 It is finally
            time to say goodbye to this comet, as it is now fading fast as
            it pulls away from the Sun and heads out to the outer solarsystem.
            The comet is currently very low, about 20 degrees up in Pisces
            Austrinus in the south, and I took this shot when it was on the
            meridian to get the best opportunity to record any details. Surprisingly,
            the dust trail is still visible but fainter than before. The
            comets head is still a nice teal green color and it now sits
            in a sparse starfield full of faint galaxies.

            
Two simultaneous
            shots are provided here. The first is with the 11" RASA
            astrograph with a monochrome camera and RGB filters, and the
            second with a side mounted Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 lens and color
            camera.

            
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Lens:  11" f/2.2 RASA Schmidt and Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2
Platform:  Home Made GEM
Exposure:  60 mins
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature: 55F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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