Subject: Comet Machholz C/2004 Q2 movement over 24 hrs
Exposure: 30 minutes on February 5th, 26 minutes on February 6th
Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS & PixInsight LE 1.0.1
Telescope: Takahashi FS102 - 102mm f/8 fluorite apochromat refractor @ f/5.9
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: 35mm Fujichrome Provia 400F, pushed +1
Location: Cape Cod Imaging Station. East Dennis, Massachusetts
Date: February 5, 2005, ~6:30pm EST & February 6, 2005, ~7:00pm EST
Comments: This mosaic of two seperate images taken one day apart shows the
movement of Comet Machholz relative to the background stars. Also note
how the ion tail had faded from the 5th to the 6th.
© Chris Cook 2005