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Object(s):
Comet 78P Gehrel

Constellation:
Passing through Aries

Description:
CCD Image of Comet 78P Gehrel

Date/Time:
2004-09-18   23:30 UT

CCD Image:
ST7 Image
15.3 x 10.0 arc secs , 2.55 arc sec/pixel
#72046-54
File: Comet_78P_Gehrels.20040918.im72046-54.av9x30s.C.jpg (19 kb)
Alt: Comet_78P_Gehrels.20040918.im72046-54.av9x30s.C.gif (58 kb)
Subject: Comet 78P Gehrel

Exposure:
9 x 30s (average combine) , 2x2 binning
None
CCD temp. -15 deg C
Filter : C

Equipment:
SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera
Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200)
operating at f/7.1 (F=1447mm)
Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier
Setup: 8" LX200>NGF>F6.3 teleconvertor>#T62>CFW8>ST7

Observer/Location:
David Richards
Backyard observatory [Clair]
(rural site, 20m amsl)
Aberdeenshire, UK

Seeing:

Sky Position:

Processing:
Dark Subtract, Flat, Image Align, Average
Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5

Related Images:
Animated GIF Image

Page Links:
Comets & Meteors
Images (2004-09-18) / 78P Gehrels


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