This was taken through the Austin light dome. The comet was only about 25 degrees above the horizon. Despite this, you can see the brighter nucleus, the coma and a hint of a tail stretching out a short distance to the left in the image.
Image Details:
- Nikon D40
- William Optics 66mm Petzval mounted atop an 8" LX200 with Milburn wedge
- 16 minutes exposure time (16 * 1 minute frames) @ ISO800
- 4 * 1 minute dark frames
- 5 * flat frames
- Stacked in Comet/Star mode in Deep Sky Stacker
3 comments:
Wonderful shot Phil! I haven't had a chance to observe Lulin yet due to bad weather. The weekend promises better skies so I'll perhaps get my chance then?
Cheers,
Ewan
Very nice, Phil!
Thanks, guys. I am going to try it again Sunday night when I hope to wait for a couple more hours and let it get higher in the sky.
Or, I could be too tired and give it a miss altogether ;-)
Ewan - hope you get to see it! It's really just a fuzzball but neat nonetheless.
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