Comet Atlas M3 in Orion and Bellatrix
in the evening sky
11/14/20

 
 Now
            8th magnitude and just visible in the 11x80 binoculars, this
            tailess comet is swinging past the upper right star in the Orion
            Constellation. Here is a 20 minute shot with the 10 inch last
            night.

            

            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  20mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  32F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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