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C/2010 X1 Elenin - 7 September
Managed to have another go at C/2010 X1 Elenin tonight before it set behind a hill.
Attached shots were taken at an elevation of just 12 degrees with the sky quite bright. The dark round spot under the comet is, I believe, an artifact from a streetlight that was just off to the right of shot.
The widefield shows clearly the galaxy, NGC 4697 and visible on the TIF's are NGC 4718 and 4705, also visible are a number of PGC galaxies.
5 x 2 minutes @ -20c with an SBIG ST8300C, images have been stretched somewhat to bring out the comet. Taken with the Takahashi FSQ-106 at Prime Focus. I doubt that I will get another attempt at this comet as it is dropping quite rapidly.
Cheers
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