Comet C/2016 Panstarrs R2
in the Evening sky
Feb 7, 2018

 
The
            half degree wide field here shows not only the comet, but it
            is filled with reflection nebulosity from the nearby Pleiades
            Star cluster. Tonight, the tail was shorter but had distinct
            rays extending into a fan like tail. 2 hours of total exposure
            time here to get the faint background.


            


            
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Field here
            is about 1 degree


Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure: BRGB = 100:6:6:6
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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