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The Details |
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Object |
Comet Holmes 17/P |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M CCD Camera |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
18 November 2007 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA
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Exposure |
L 4 x 120 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 3 ea x 120 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS3 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 01°31'25" x 01°04'07" centered on RA 03h24m02s DEC +49°59’48” (2000.0) . North angle 358.7°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | Comet Holmes and Alpha Persei (Mirfak). On this date the comet had an apparent size equal to that of a full Moon diameter or about 30 arc-minutes and, as seen with the naked eye, enveloped Mirfak with a faint circular glow. Mirfak is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus, shining at a magnitude of 1.79. |
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