Comet 45P - Ghost of a once bright Comet
Taken by Chris Schur on March 19, 2017 @
Payson, AZ
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Camera Used: SBIG ST-10 Dual CCD Camera Unavailable
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Date Taken: 2017:03:21 20:46:52
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Here is my latest shot of this super dim comet, which took me over 3 hours just to process. This is because the comet was really low surface brightness, far less than the horse head nebula. You would certainly never be able to see this one visually, it is a phantom - A spectre of a comet that once was. I think shooting Leo I would have been easier!
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Comet 45P in Leo with NGC 3287 spiral galaxy
10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph
ST10xme CCD camera
2 hours total exposure time
Limiting magnitude 19.0
From Payson, Az
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