Last updated on 10/26/2014

168P Hergenrother

Inverted    False color 1.5X

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date November 18, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 7 x 300 sec  (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 High thin clouds, cool


Inverted & cropped

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date November 14, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 15 x 180 sec  (composite, 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 Clear and cool


  Inverted 1.4X

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date November 8, 2012
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (composite, 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 Clear and cool


  Inverted

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 30, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 15 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
Comments Waning moon in the East 1 day past full; moderate seeing


  Inverted

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother and c2012 J1 Catalina
Date October 23, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 5 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, AstroActions
Comments Waxing moon high in the West; moderate seeing


  Invert w/ star trails

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 20, 2012
Exposure LRGB 15:15:15:15 (composite, L=R+G+B, 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 First quarter moon high in the West; moderate seeing


  Invert w/ star trails

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 15, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 60 x 120sec (composite, 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 Moderate seeing


0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 14, 2012
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (composite, 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 Moderate seeing


Luminance inverted

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 8, 2012
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (composite, 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 Moderate seeing


  Inverted

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 7, 2012
Exposure Luminance only 120 sec x 20 (composite, 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 Some Clouds passing through


  Inverted luminance

0bject Comet 168P Hergenrother
Date October 5, 2012
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (composite, 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 Some high thin clouds