| Acquisition Date |
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07/03/2005, Fremont Peak, California |
| Camera |
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Canon 20D
about 75 degrees F |
| Camera Settings |
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1 x 120sec 3200iso unguided
No time for darks or flats |
| Telescope |
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Meade 12" f/10 LX200SMT reduced to f/6.5 |
| Mount |
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Meade 12" LX200SMT |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
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Prime through a Taurus Tracker III with f/6.5 reducer
North is up, West is to the right |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
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Captured using Images Plus 2.75 beta1 to pc. PS dust/scratch removal to remove some of the noise. |
| Web Site |
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www.davesamuels.com |
| NOTES |
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Comet was very near the horizon and we were luck to obtain as many images as we did. Histograms showed the brightness increase a few percent starting about 10:59pm (7 minutes after impact--the time it takes light to travel that far).
Not a perfect shot, but it had to be done. The most significant solar system event in recent times. |
