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Comet c2009 R1 McNaught

0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 6/21//2010
Exposure Luminance only 6 x 60 seconds (guided on comet; 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 Warm 77� F, some clouds & heat lightning, comet just above roof line


0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 6/16//2010
Exposure RGB 10:10:10 (guided on comet; 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 low hanging clouds, humid


Inverted and stretched

0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 6/13//2010
Exposure Luminance only  11 x 60 sec (guided on comet; 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 Lots of clouds, very poor seeing


Single frame (30 sec) Inverted
0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 6/10//2010
Exposure RGB 10:10:10 (30 sec subs; 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 Some high thin clouds; twilight


0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 5/23//2010
Exposure Luminance only 20 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 Warm, poor seeing with some low lying haze


RGB w/trails  Inverted view

0bject Comet c2009 R1 McNaught
Date 5/22//2010
Exposure RGB 9:9:9 (cropped; composite image)
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, AstroActions
Comments Mild with good transparency and seeing