Comet Hergenrother
Faint comet in Pegasus mv = 10.5
Uploaded 10/9/12
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comet recently had a major outburst increasing in brightness
over six magnitudes and now sports a short stubb tail seen here
pointing upward. You can see in the hour long exposure the comet
moved a significant amount, and since the shot is tracked on
the comet, the stars appear as short trails. A bright yellow
star is at upper left. The comet is starting to fade now, but
with comets you never can be sure! |
Optics: 12.5" f/5 Newtonian - Lumicon Coma Corrector
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Camera: Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure: 12 x 5m
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 8/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature: 55F
Processing Tools: Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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