Last updated on 10/26/2014

c2012 K1 PanSTARRS

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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS (passing N of psi UMa)
Date June 17, 2014
Exposure Luminance only 9 x 180 seconds  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator
Comments Clouds passing through, very warm


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS (passing N of psi UMa)
Date June 13, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions
Comments Very good seeing


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS (passing N of psi UMa)
Date June 1, 2014
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator
Comments Very good seeing


  Inverted

0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS (passing N of psi UMa)
Date May 25, 2014
Exposure Luminance only 24 x 120 sec  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator,  NIK Dfine2
Comments Good seeing but with high thin clouds


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date May 18, 2014
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions, NIK Dfine2
Comments Very good seeing


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date May 9, 2014
Exposure LRGB 14:14;14;14  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions, NIK Dfine2
Comments High thin clouds with the waxing moon high in the sky


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date May 5, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions, NIK Dfine2
Comments Moderate seeing with the waxing moon high in the sky


  Inverted w/star trails

0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date April 18, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions, NIK Dfine2
Comments Moderate seeing as twilight ended; comet only about 35 degrees up


  Inverted w/star trails

0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date April 1, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Very good seeing; comet high in the southeast

  Inverted w/star trails

0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date March 24, 2014
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing,  last quarter moon in the sky


  Inverted w/star trails

0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date March 17, 2014
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing, cold


0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date February 12, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator
Comments Very good seeing, very cold


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0bject Comet c2012 K1 PanSTARRS
Date February 3, 2014
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator
Comments Very good seeing, very cold