Comet Kushida in the Hayades
in the evening sky
2/4/24

 
 This
            week I have a brand new special image to share with you, a huge
            six part mosaic of the Hayades star cluster with the beautiful
            teal green colored comet Kushida passing through. I started just
            imaging the comet field only, but then decieded on the fly to
            just keep going and get the whole cluster too. The hard work
            paid off, and I was able to record the entire Hayades "V"
            cluster with the comet passing by in one very deep image. For
            me, the rich assemblage of golden and blue supergiant stars really
            compliments the comet nicely. Tech data: 8" f/2 RASA, ASI071mc
            CMOS, 90mins total for mosiac, Payson Arizona.

            


            
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Lens:  8 f/2 RASA Schmidt
Platform:  Ioptron GEM45
90 mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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