Comet 29P Schwassmann- Wachmann 1
in the Morning sky
October 30, 2021
| This
comet is currently in a major outburst and has an expanding shell
of dust and gas from what most professionals elude to ice volcanos
on its surface. It is 10th magnitude and moving very slowly against
the background stars because it is so distant. |
Scope: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Camera: SBIG ST10xme CCD
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure: 1h LRGB
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature: 45F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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