C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)

For you comet connoisseurs, this is the brightest comet in the sky now at magnitude 13.1. I managed to capture a 13 arc minute tail.

Takahashi E-160, 3 x 4 minutes unguided, SXV-H9 camera, AP1200GTO mount.

Images and supporting information at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm

Thank you for visiting my site.

Clear skies,

Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL

Nice work Dennis!
As we can see, it is certainly fading away...

Thanks for sharing! 8)