Comet Panstarrs K1
Taken by Chris Schur on May 9, 2014 @
Payson, Az
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Camera Used: SBIG ST-10 Unavailable
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Date Taken: 2014:05:10 08:07:14
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Despite the 70% full moon last night, the clarity was superb, and we tested out a new instrument - a fast Zeiss astrograph on the rapidly brightening comet. Now in ursa major, this comet is around 8th magnitude and developing not ony a slight curved dust fan, but now a long 5 degree gas tail, seen here shooting down to the bottom of this 4 degree field. Need less to say, we are very excited on the prospects for imaging in the next few months as this comet brightens to naked eye magnitudes!
Photo Data:
80mm f/4.6 Stellarvue / Zeiss APO astrograph
ST10xme CCD camera
Astrophysics 1200 mount
from Payson, Az
by
Chris Schur on May 9, 2014.
Exposure time 26 mins.
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