Comet C2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) imaged early morning of April 19, during the close encounter with the bright nebula Sh2-142 in Cepheus. Image taken by Alberto Zinelli, Marco Amoretti and me.
- Exposure : two 5 min. transparencies scanned with Fuji Pictroscan 400, blended in Picture Window 2.5 and enhanced with Photoshop 6.0
- Telescope : Takahashi FSQ-106 on a Losmandy GM200
- Guiding : manual
- Film : unhypered Kodak Ektachrome E200 (6x7 format) developed at 800 ISO
- Location : Passo della Cappelletta (Parma) - 1000mt. height
- Date : April 19, 2002
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