2013x1 20160105 jnassr

C/2013 X1 unexpectedly increased in brightness to an estimated magnitude 8 and is well placed in the early evening sky in the Great Square of Pegasus. Issues with my camera prevented me from taking longer exposures to capture the ion tail.



Date Imaged       :

January 5, 2016

Lens       :

N8 f/4

Camera       :

Nikon D7000

Exposure       :

2 minutes

Mount       :

Losmandy G11

Location       :

Stardust Observatory, Baguio