Observation by Len Adam: C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)

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Len Adam

Observer

Len Adam

Observed

2017 Oct 29 - 06:45

Uploaded

2017 Oct 30 - 07:58

Objects

C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)

Equipment

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Location

New Mexico/California

Target name

C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)

Title

C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)

About this image

I took images of C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) with three remote telescopes simultaneously. The image shows the wide angle image with the other two images as insets. The plate solution shows the actual image taken with T20 precisely superimposed on the SkyX Chart - Courtesy of Software Bisque.

The telescopes used were:(Data Courtesy of iTelescope.net)

Main image- T20 New Mexico OTA: Takahashi FSQ-ED

Optical Design: Petzval Apochromat Astrograph

Aperture: 106mm (0.1 metre)

Focal Length: 530mm (0.53 metre)

F/Ratio: f/5.0

Guiding: External

Mount: Paramount PME

Telescope Optics T3 New Mexico

OTA: Takahashi TOA-150

Optical Design: Apochromatic Refractor

Aperture: 150mm

Focal Length: 1095mm

F/Ratio: f7.3

Guiding: Internal

Mount: Paramount GTS

Telescope Optics T24 California

OTA: Planewave 24" (0.61m) CDK

Optical Design: Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph

Aperture: 610mm

Focal Length: 3962 mm (155.9")

F/Ratio: f/6.5

Guiding: External Guiding (300 Secs +)

Mount: Planewave Ascension 200HR

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