Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson
in the Morning sky
January 30th, 2017

 
 This
            11th magnitude comet is seen here against a rich background of
            very faint galaxies ranging from 16th magnitude for the bright
            ones, to at least 21 for the fainter stars and galaxies. Im posting
            two versions here, the first is the normal shot with stars and
            comet stationary at the first frames position, and the second
            is labeled for the galaxies.

            


            
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Galaxies to mag 19 are labeled with magnitudes,
with fainter systems circles only.

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Lens:  12.5" f/5 Home built Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  2h LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  28F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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