Comet Catalina Jan 3, 2016 from NY suburb
The same frames used for the adjacent movie are stacked and processed here with PIxInsight. I've left a fair amount of noise in the image to keep as much of the comet tail as I could.
Tech Stuff: 135mm Pentacon Lens on Starlight Xpress SX-694C with Astronomik CLS filter, piggybacked on guided Questar 3.5" telescope. 2 X 10 + 8 X 15 minute exposures processed with PixInsight. The Questar Poweguide II mount is guided here on the stars (not the comet) using an SBIG ST-i guide cam and PHD. Imaged from my yard 10 miles north of New York City.
Comet Catalina Jan 3, 2016 from NY suburb
The same frames used for the adjacent movie are stacked and processed here with PIxInsight. I've left a fair amount of noise in the image to keep as much of the comet tail as I could.
Tech Stuff: 135mm Pentacon Lens on Starlight Xpress SX-694C with Astronomik CLS filter, piggybacked on guided Questar 3.5" telescope. 2 X 10 + 8 X 15 minute exposures processed with PixInsight. The Questar Poweguide II mount is guided here on the stars (not the comet) using an SBIG ST-i guide cam and PHD. Imaged from my yard 10 miles north of New York City.