A mate of mine and I found a nice alternative observing spot tonight which got us around the light dome from the nearby city. We were able to get a nice view of Comet Lulin, and as a result a better image of the comet. I was able to capture A tail but not both tails. Oh well.
Image Details:
- William Optics 66mm Petzval mounted atop a Meade LX200 8" SCT with Milburn Wedge
- Nikon D40
- 19mins16secs Exposure @ ISO1600
- 4 * 2min dark frames
- 5 * flat frames
- Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
- Mild Processing in GIMP
- Noise reduction in NeatImage
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2 comments:
Excellent! A keeper!
Thanks! I still see a bit of noise in the image so maybe I'm pushing the camera too hard. Still, a pleasing image for my first comet.
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