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Object(s):
Comet 78P Gehrel

Constellation:
Passing through Aries

Description:
Colour CCD Image of Comet 78P Gehrel

Date/Time:
2004-11-02   00:11 UT

CCD Image:
ST7 Image
16.3 x 10.8 arc minutes , 2.55 arc sec/pixel
#73043-57
File: 78P_Gehrels.20041102.im73043-57.CBVR_colour.jpg (3 kb)
Subject: Comet 78P Gehrel

Exposure:
Luminance (C med 5x60s), Blue 200% (B av 2 (med 3 x 60s)), Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60s) , 2x2 binning
CCD temp. -20 deg C
Filter : CBVR

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:

Page Links:
Comets & Meteors
Images (2004-11-01) / 78P Gehrels


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