| 0bject | Comet 96P Machholz |
| Date | August 12, 2012 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 20 x 30 sec |
| 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 | Poor seeing with comet only about 30 degrees altitude |