C/2013 X1 Panstarrs for 20 August 2016, image with Galaxy NGC 5556. With the moon out the way the tail extends 50 arc minutes , the comet is around mag 10.8.
Object. Comet C/2013 X1 Panstarrs.
Date. 20 August 2016
Time. 19:29 ACST
Observer. Justin Tilbrook....
Location. Penwortham South Australia.
33°55'16.7"S 138°38'21.5"E
8" F/4 Astrograph.
Camera. Canon 1100D unmodded.
Exposure time. 120 sec 7 ISO 6400.
Plate scale.1.47" x 1.47" per pixel
Love what you've captured there, must be fairly faint to need 2min subs at 6400 iso but despite a little noise it's a great result and I can even see some faint galaxies. Magnificent!
Love what you've captured there, must be fairly faint to need 2min subs at 6400 iso but despite a little noise it's a great result and I can even see some faint galaxies. Magnificent!
Thanks Michael! Yes quite faint made it around mag 10.8.
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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
What a beauty!
Thanks Kevin! How are your ribs going? Hope you can get back into building your observatory .