Rotational gradient applied (1,16)| 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear |
| Date | January 4, 2013 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 30 x 120 sec (cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Unguided (custom guide rate on comet) |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, AstroArt 2.0 |
| Comments | Cold, moderate seeing |
Luminance | 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear |
| Date | January 2, 2013 |
| Exposure | LRGB 20:20:20:20 (cropped, Luminance synthesized from RGB) |
| Camera | STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Unguided (custom guide rate on comet) |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator |
| Comments | Very cold, moderate seeing |
Luminance
Inverted| 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear |
| Date | December 29, 2012 |
| Exposure | LRGB 10:10:10:10 (cropped, Luminance synthesized from RGB) |
| 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 | Very cold, full moon rising in the East |
Inverted| 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear and alpha Ursa Major (Dubhe) |
| Date | December 23, 2012 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 30 x 60 sec (cropped, composite) |
| 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 | Excellent seeing, cool; waxing moon in the West with high thin clouds |
Trails
Inverted| 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear |
| Date | December 22, 2012 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 5 x 60 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 | Excellent seeing, cold |
Color
Single
Inverted | 0bject | c2012 K5 Linear |
| Date | December 18, 2012 |
| Exposure | Luminance only 30 x 60 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 | Moderate seeing, cold |