Comet Johnson C/2015 V2
in the Evening sky
April 2, 2017

 
 Displaying
            a huge green spherical coma region and a stunning slightly curved
            dust tail, this comet is near 9th magnitude and on the border
            of Hercules and Bootes. Visually not bright, the comet is a perfect
            imagers target, since it is moving so slow - even a hour was
            barely trailed. This is a 2 hour exposure and shows some very
            faint galaxies!

            

            
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Lens:  Orion 10" f/3.9 Astrograph + Baader MPCC
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  2h LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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