Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) |
| Object type | Comet |
| Coordinates at exposure time | 07h33min -17°44' (Puppis) |
| Description | Although not quite as interesting in structure as the other comet that was visible around the same time (see C/2001 Q4 here) there is still an indication of a shortened dust tail. The open clusters M46 and M47 are a short distance away from this field of view, which is just under 2 degrees wide. |
| Exposure | RGB 4:4:4 min @ -18°C - 2x2 - all exposures 30 s. |
| Guiding | SmartGuide, Astro-Physics' variable rate tracking tool |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE + SBIG CFW-8 with Astrodon Tru-Balance filter set. |
| Optics | Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler with 0.75x reducer |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP900GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 24May2004 - 23:40 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8, Seeing 6, Temperature +8°C |
