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C/2002-06 Animation (1 MB)
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Image Data

Designation C/2000-06
Object type Comet
Description An animation of an unspectacular comet discovered by the SOHO orbiting solar observatory.  At around mag 6 it was located between Gemini and Orion low in the predawn sky at only 0.26 astronomical units from earth.

The image was stretched to a bright grey background on purpose in order to show the hint of a tail. In frame 44 a satellite crossed the field of view and - of course - the comet.

Exposure L  60 x 20 s @ -18°C, 2x2 binned, unguided.

The 60 individual images were already being recorded when I discovered that the comet was incorrectly framed and moving the opposite way on the chip (away from center)

Camera SBIG ST-10XE, SBIG (CS) clear filter
Optics Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus)
Mount Astro-Physics AP1200GTO
Software MaxIm DL/CCD, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, GIF Construction Set
Location - Date - Time San Esteban (Chile) - 10Aug2002 - 05:50 UTC
Conditions Transparency 6,  Seeing 5-6, Temperature +8°C