Comet Hartley 2
in the Morning sky
September 8, 2023

 
 This
            11th magnitude comet is coming in, and will be brightest over
            the next few months. Located currently in Perseus, the comet
            is moving eastward, en route to meet several deep sky objects
            along the way. Very faint right now, but allready sporting a
            nice teal coloration.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 4 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  60 mins RGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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