Object Information

Name: Comet 103P/Hartley
Type: Periodic Comet
Constellation: Moving through Camelopardalis
Notes: Estimated visual magnitude was around 6.0
   

Exposure data

Exposure: RGB = 20:20:20 minutes
Processing: MaxIm DL & Adobe Photoshop CS3
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130mm f6.3 Starfire EDF GT @ f5.2
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4 via a Mini-Borg 60 refractor
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M w/FW5-8300 filter wheel
Camera Temp: -20°C
Filters: Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen 2 RGB
Location: Cape Cod Imaging Station - Harwich, Massachusetts
Date: October 13, 2010, 10:50-11:50pm EDT

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