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Old 14-06-2012, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnG View Post
Comet Pan-Starrs from the evening of the 7 June before the moon rose.

Very faint at around Mag 14.6 or so.

Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer operating at f/3.6.

5 x 120 seconds @ -25c, Luminance filter only. SBIG ST2000XM.

This comet is expected to brighten considerably.

Cheers
Hi John,

Nice catch!

Michcael Mattiazzo has done a recent observation and has at mag 12.5.

Here's a link to his home page. http://members.westnet.com.au/mmatti/sc.htm

Cheers,

Justin.
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