Comet Panstarrs K1 
in the Evening sky
May 30, 2014

 
 This
            field is 3.5 degrees wide, and the gas tail is faintly seen all
            the way to the left edge. Pointing directly to the left is a
            short stubby dust tail, and the long blue band is the gas tail.
            A stunning teal color to the coma is apparent. This is a long
            exposure for a comet - 90 mins with the SV80s.

            
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Lens:  Stellarvue SV80s f/6 - AKA "Zeiss APO" - with Televue .8x FR/CC
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  1h 30m LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  55F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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