Comet 10P Tempel 2
in the Morning sky in Aquilla
6/10/26

 

            
-Comet: 10P / Tempel
            2

            -Date/Time Local: 6/10/26 1:40 am MST

            -Date/Time UT: 6/10/26 8:40 UT

            -FOV: 1.5d x 1.2d

            -Orientation: N up

            -Seeing: 2

            -Transparency: 5

            -Orig. Scale: 1.2 arcsec/Pixel

            -Instrument: 10" f/3.8 Newt

            -Exposure: LRGB = 1h total

            -Camera: Atik 16200

            -Location: Payson,AZ

            
Seen here in this moderately
            deep exposure this morning as an extended cyan colored fan extending
            from a very bright nuclear condensation. The negative image which
            is considerably stretched also shows a dust trail on both sides
            of the comet which has a bit of wavy structure. It is clearly
            moving with the comet across the sky and thus is a real feature.
            Separating this trail from the countless stars in this field
            are challenging.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  60 mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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