Observation by Mike Olason: Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova emerge...

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Mike Olason

Observer

Mike Olason

Observed

2016 Dec 21 - 08:08

Uploaded

2016 Dec 22 - 06:49

Objects

45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Constellation

Capricornus

Equipment

66mm Refractor f/6 Telescope
ST-402 CCD Camera

Exposure

6 x 30 seconds

Location

Denver Colorado

Target name

Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Title

Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova emerges from evening twilight

About this image

The images were taken at the end of dusk as the comet was getting ready to set in the southwest skies of Denver. The comet is magnitude 10 and the mono image shows a faint, narrow tail about 1/2 degree long, the RGB image did not show a tail. The comet was 9 degrees above the horizon when the images were taken in a hazy, light polluted sky which accounts for the poor visual appearance of the images.

Files associated with this observation

45P_20161221_0108_molason.jpg (231.4 kB)

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