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19 June 2017 at 11:31 pm
#578311
Grant Privett
Participant
An image of C/2017 k2 at mag 18.9 and 15.9AU from the Sun. As seen through thin cloud (was supposed to be clear but clouded while I was setting up – not exactly uncommon round here) with a 10″ RC and Trius 694 camera.
I additive stacked 120s exposures tracked at star rate only. The variable transparency would have played hell with a median stack.
The position is close to the prediction in RA but – if Astrometry.net is right – not quite right in Dec. My SNR was too poor for a clearer assessment.
The frames need to be aligned on the comets motion for a better result.