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Comet Pojmanski (2006 A1)
Found this very condensed little comet for the first time this morning using a 6 inch f5 Newtonian.
Conditions were poor and only captured 69 frames in partial twilight while dodging clouds. What a nice surprise in Photoshop when adjusting the levels slider to see a tail come out of the darkness. It reminds me of processing prints in the darkroom and watching the picture appear!
Details are Mintron video camera, 69 frames set at 64x frame integration, stacked in Registax. Gain was stepped back 2 clicks from full. Telescope 6 inch F5 Newtonian. Taken around 5am EST through the dining room window.
Hopefully conditions will improve as this comet shows great promise.
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