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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami

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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
Date 11/20/2010
Exposure Luminance only 10 x 60 seconds  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS4, GradientXterminator
Comments Cool  (45º F) comet low in the East; high thin clouds and ground fog


Inverted

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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
Date 11/17/2010
Exposure RGB 10:10:10 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS4, GradientXterminator
Comments Cool  (40º F) comet low in the East


Comet and Saturn

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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
Date 11/7/2010
Exposure RGB 10:10:10 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS4, GradientXterminator
Comments Mild  (45º F) comet low in the East; some haze near horizon


Starfield

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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
Date 11/6/2010
Exposure RGB 10:10:10 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS4
Comments Cold  (30º F) comet low in the East


DDP

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Comet c2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
Date 11/5/2010
Exposure LRGB 20:1:1:1 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS4
Comments Cool  (41º F) with twilight fast approaching; comet low in the East