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 |