Comet Gerradd
7.5 magnitude comet in Sagitta

 

            

            
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 There
            are few clear nights during the monsoon season, and this one
            came during the brightness peak of this long period comet now
            in Sagitta in the evening sky and near the zenith. The comet
            visually is a bust, very d little tail can be seen amongst a
            rich star field, with the coma only a dim glow with a fan shaped
            tail. This was a deep 85 minute exposure with the 12.5"
            on a damp night at around 9pm. The head has at least a strong
            green coloration from CN, but the nucleus was nothing more than
            a dim central condensation.
Lens:  12.5" f/5 Home bult Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  2h RGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2
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