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Old 31-08-2014, 11:37 AM
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C/2013 A1 visits 47 Tucana

A chance alignment between Comet Siding Spring and 47 Tucana coincided with a rare cloudless and relatively still Melbournian sky last night.

Unfortunately, suburban light pollution meant I didn't capture the cyan colour of the comet seen in other photos, but I'm glad I managed to capture what I did with my current set-up (no auto-guiding or field rotator).

Taken with the 8" Meade LX200-ACF at f/8, CCDT67 focal reducer and Nikon D3000.
No darks or bias, as the camera ran out of battery.
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