Saturday, February 4, 2023

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

 


Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been making the rounds in mainstream media.  It's estimated that the nucleus is about 1 km across and has a tail that extends for millions of kilometers.  I wasn't able to see it naked eye last night and through the eyepiece of my telescope it was a fuzzball due to the bright moonlight washing everything out.  I hope to have another chance at it on a moonless night next week.

Photo Details
February 3, 2023
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
SBIG STF-8300C Camera
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
26 subframes at 1 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 26 minutes
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker - Using Comet Settings
Image Processing in PhotoShop

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