0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 9/4/2010 |
Exposure | Luminance only 20 x 120 seconds (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 CS3 |
Comments | Very clear and crisp; small moon in the Eastern sky; limiting magnitude ~ 5.5 |
0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 8/9/3/2010 |
Exposure | Luminance only 12 x 60 seconds (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 CS3 |
Comments | Moderate cloud layer and moon in the sky; poor seeing |
0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 8/8/2010 |
Exposure | RGB 6:6:6 (cropped and binned 2x2) |
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 CS3, GradientXterminator |
Comments | Mild with steady seeing but poor transparency |
0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 8/3/2010 |
Exposure | RGB 12:12:12 (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 CS3, GradientXterminator |
Comments | Very warm (79º F @ 4 am) with high thin clouds and last quarter moon |
0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 7/23/2010 |
Exposure | RGB 15:15:15 (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 CS3, GradientXterminator |
Comments | Steady seeing but with high thin haze and high humidity |
0bject | Comet 10P Tempel |
Date | 6/16/2010 |
Exposure | Luminance only 15 x 120 sec (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 CS3, GradientXterminator |
Comments | Moderate seeing but with some puffy clouds blowing through |