Comet 2P Encke
Comet 2P Encke


0bject Comet 2P Encke
Date October 6, 2023
Exposure Luminance only 10 minutes (1/2 crop)
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, Astronomy Tools, Topaz DeNoise AI
Comments Poor seeing, comet low in the east; acquired with Maxim DL from Animas, NM


Star trails    Inverted

0bject Comet 2P Encke
Date November 7, 2013
Exposure RGB 5:5:5 (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, AstroActions
Comments Comet 15 up in the morning twilight

  Crop, inverted

0bject Comet 2P Encke
Date October 27, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 15 x 60 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 CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments High thin clouds near horizon, comet about 13 degrees up