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Object
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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 |
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Name
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meets the Ring Nebula (Messier 57) |
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Date + Time
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May
8, 2006 / 0:00 - 3:00 UT |
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Location
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Observatory Welzheim, near
Stuttgart, Germany |
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Optics
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0.9 meter reflector @ f/6.7 |
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Tools
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Lumicon Giant Easy Guider |
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Medium
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SBIG STL 11000M with SBIG RGB filterset |
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Exposure Time(s)
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Comet:
Luminance:
20x 1 minute (2x2 Binning)
RGB color: 4x 1 minute (3x3 Binning) each color
Stars/Nebula:
RGB color: 5x 5 minutes (2x2 Binning) each color |
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More Details
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Dark- and flatframe-corrected |
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Mount
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- |
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Guiding
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No guiding, but mount ran in 'Comet tracking mode' (star tracking
for the background) |
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Processing Details
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MaxIm DL,
PhotoShop, |
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Notes
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Co-Observer: Steffen Brückner
The galaxy IC 1296 (15.1 mag) is clearly visible between the comet
head and the Ring Nebula. |