Comet 13P Olbers and aurora in the fading light in Arizona
Taken by Eliot Herman on May 10, 2024 @
Tucson AZ
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Probably the most unique comet image I have captured. I did not expect a bright aurora in Tucson of all places and at twilight. I set up an astrograph to capture 13P Olbers that is a good comet at this time and the color of the captured sky was wrong. The aurora shown in the simultaneous all sky shows the sky at the time. The comet is below the still visible waxing moon. This is an amazing thing, in Tucson AZ of all places just north of Mexico bright enough to see in the fading light. The aurora squelched the green of the comet ! Comet image captured with a Vixen 100 mm astrograph and is 5 min integration with a Nikon Z8, and the all sky was captured with a Sigma 8 mm and a Nikon D810 camera.
Photographer's website:
https://flic.kr/p/2pQA3FF
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