Comet Hartley 2
in the Morning sky
September 26, 2023

 
 This
            10th magnitude comet is in Auriga, and rides high at 3am on September
            mornings. Its the brightest comet in the sky at this point that
            is easily visible, and is going to brighten over the next month.
            On this morning it was closest to Earth, and sported a very short
            stubby tail and a cyan colored coma.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  40 mins  LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  52F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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