Comet and Ring
- Date Posted: July 20, 2006
- Resolutions: 1000x575 , 1000x575 , 1000x575
- Date:
- Time:
- Number of frames:
- FPS:
- Focal length:
- CMI/CMII/CMIII:
The image data: Object: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 meets the Ring Nebula (Messier 57) Date + Time: May 8, 2006 / 0:00 - 3:02 UT Comet position: 3:02 UT Location: Observatory Welzheim, near Stuttgart, Germany Telescope: 0.9 meter Cassegrain reflector @ f/6.7 Tools: Lumicon Giant Easy Guider Camera: SBIG STL 11000M with SBIG RGB filterset Exposure Time(s): 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 Guiding: No guiding, but mount ran in Comet tracking mode (star tracking for the background) Processing Details: MaxIm DL, PhotoShop, Notes: Co-Observer: Steffen Brückner The galaxy IC 1296 (15.1 mag) is clearly visible between the comet head and the Ring Nebula. Stefan http://www.astromeeting.de
- User details
-
- Stefan Seip
- January 19, 2022
- Followers 1
Funding Member
