Comet 41P inside the
Bowl of the Big Dipper
Uploaded 3/24/17

 
 Seldom
            does a bright comet (Mv=9) pass right through the bowl of the
            Big Dipper in Ursa Major. After a close pass to the Owl nebula
            a few days before, the comet went on through and continues to
            inspire with its huge teal colored coma and sharp central condensation.
            This shot is with the Canon Xti mounted on the back of the 10
            inch with a sigma lens set for 50mm to capture the proper framing
            of the bowl stars and one handle star. The orientation of this
            shot is the standard N-S on the frames edges.



            

            
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Instrument:  Sigma 118-200 f/3.5 f lens
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 piggy back on 10"
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  1h 45m
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR