Comet Neat again at average conditions, now moving much slower. Clouds terminated the imaging, so only 9 min of L could be collected.
105mm TMB refractor with flattener at f/6.5
About this Image
The blue ion tail shows a sort of disconnection and is split up into 3 parts.
Technical Details
Optics
Mount
MK-100 GEM
Camera
SBIG STL-11000M at -20C, internal filter wheel
Filters
Astronomik LRGB
Date
June 07, 2004 21:00-21:20 UT.
Location
Wildon/Austria
Sky Conditions
mag 5 sky, low transparency, temperature 15 C, some clouds
Exposure
L:R:G:B= 9:3:3:3 minutes (3-min sub-exposures);
Processing
Image calibration, aligning on stars, average stacking; color synthesis, DDP in ImagesPlus;
color balance, curves in Photoshop; north is up;