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Comet 81P Wild (NGC 5426 & 5427) |
| Date | 6/1/2010 |
| Exposure | RGB 15:15:15 (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions, GradientXterminator |
| Comments | Poor seeing, haze and high thin clouds |
Inverted |
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 5/7/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 6 x 5 minutes (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions |
| Comments | Cool (50º F) with gusty winds |
False color|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 5/2/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 20 x 2 minutes (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions |
| Comments | Cool (50º F) with good seeing though some ground fog |
Inverted view|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 4/18/2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB 15:15:15:15 (Luminance synthesized from RGB; cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions |
| Comments | Cool (48º F) with good seeing |
Inverrted view|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 4/13/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 20 x 120 seconds (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3 |
| Comments | Warm (58º F) with Moderate seeing |
Inverted view|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 4/10/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 20 x 120 seconds (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3 |
| Comments | Mild with Moderate seeing |
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 4/6/2010 |
| Exposure | RGB 20:20:20 (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, GradientXterminator, AstroActions |
| Comments | Warm (68º F) with poor seeing, wind, and comet only about 30º up |
Inverted view|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 3/26/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 15x120 seconds (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3 |
| Comments | Cold (~28º F) with good seeing |
Widefield monchrome
Widefield inverted|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 3/23/2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB 10:9:9:9 (luminance cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions |
| Comments | Mild (~45º F) with moderate seeing |
Inverted
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 3/19/2010 |
| Exposure | RGB 10:10:10 (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, AstroActions |
| Comments | Mild (~50º F) with good seeing |
Inverted single frame
Inverted large|
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 3/10/2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB 20:20:20:20 (Luminance = R+G+B; cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| 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 some light ground fog |
Inverted view
Larson-Sekanin filter (3.0, 0.5)
False color
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 2/26/2010 |
| Exposure | Luminance only, 30 x 2 minutes (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, GradientXterminator |
| Comments | Cold (18º F) with bright moon to the West |
Monochrome inverted
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 2/18/2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB 20:20:20:20 (Luminance = R+G+B; cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, GradientXterminator |
| Comments | Cold (24º F) with moderate seeing |
Monochrome inverted view
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Comet 81P Wild |
| Date | 2/17/2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB 10:10:10 (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS3, GradientXterminator |
| Comments | Cold (17º F) with moderate seeing |