Last updated on 10/25/2014

c/2012 X1 Linear

  Inverted w/trails

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date April 26, 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 Dfin2
Comments Good seeing, but with approaching morning twilight


Inverted

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date March 19, 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, but with waning moon high in the sky


  Inverted w/ trails

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date March 7, 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 Moderate seeing


  Star trails    Inverted & stretched

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
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, AstroActions
Comments Moderate to good seeing, cold


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date January 29, 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 Good seeing early morning, very cold


0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date January 11, 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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Good seeing early morning


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date December 1, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 10 x 120 seconds  (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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Good seeing but with approaching twilight


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date November 12, 2013
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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Comet low in morning twilight with very poor seeing.


0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date November 3, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 10 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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Comet low in morning twilight but with good seeing.


0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date October 27, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 60 sec x 4 (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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Clouds and approaching twilight; target only about 13 degrees altitude


  Inverted    Larsen-Sekanina filter

0bject Comet c/2012 X1 Linear
Date October 25, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 120 sec x 13 (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 CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Good seeing; target only about 13 degrees altitude