Comet Olbers 13p
Faint Comet in Lynx
Uploaded 8/26/24

 
Here
            is the close approach of Comet Olbers with the Black eye galaxy
            M64. The comet is visible for about 90 minutes low in the western
            sky after sunset. In binoculars, it was only a fuzzy patch but
            clearly in the RASA was a very nice object. Look at that big
            yellow dust fan pointing downwards! On the lower right is the
            galaxy. You can just resolve the dark eye at this scale.

            Technical Data: RASA 8" f/2, ASI2600 MC, August 25th, Payson
            AZ.

            
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Instrument:  RASA 8" f/2
Mount:  Ioptron GEM 45
Camera:  Color CMOS ASI2600 MC
Guider: ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  29m ( 1 min subs)
Location:  North of Payson, Arizona, Elevation:  5500 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  65 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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