Observation by Steve Knight: A comet in a bear

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2017 Mar 25 - 00:01

Uploaded

2017 Mar 27 - 13:42

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 12^h15^m
Dec: +56°43'
Position angle: +17°11'

Field size

21° × 14°

Equipment

Canon 6D
Samyang 85mm f1.4 lens
Astrotrac

Exposure

x27 10 sec exposures (total 270 seconds)

Location

Moreton Pinkney

Target name

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak) + Ursa Major

Title

A comet in a bear

About this image

This was plan B, original one was to mount 70mm f6 refractor on Astrotrac. Body of scope interfered with Astrotrac so had to go with DSLR. Did have to lay on muddy ground peering up through holes in Astrotrac to see camera screen though!

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Comments

Dawson, 2017 Mar 28 - 05:24 UTC

Lovely

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