Comet_C_2013_US10_Catalina_Dec-16-2015_24x60-sec_ISO_1600_crop-reduced
Comet_C_2013_US10_Catalina_Dec-16-2015
Astro-Tech 6-inch f/4 imaging Newtonian
Canon EOS SL1 camera (unmodified)
Baader MPCC coma corrector
Celestron CG5 non-computerized, unguided GEQ
24 x 60 second images at ISO 1600
12 dark frames
CMOS chip at 16 to 18 deg Celsius for all images, dark frames similar
Original image is 1.9 x 1.3 degrees, but this is cropped slightly, to 1.5 x 1.0 degrees (3 full moons by 2 full moons).
Comet_C_2013_US10_Catalina_Dec-16-2015_24x60-sec_ISO_1600_crop-reduced
Comet_C_2013_US10_Catalina_Dec-16-2015
Astro-Tech 6-inch f/4 imaging Newtonian
Canon EOS SL1 camera (unmodified)
Baader MPCC coma corrector
Celestron CG5 non-computerized, unguided GEQ
24 x 60 second images at ISO 1600
12 dark frames
CMOS chip at 16 to 18 deg Celsius for all images, dark frames similar
Original image is 1.9 x 1.3 degrees, but this is cropped slightly, to 1.5 x 1.0 degrees (3 full moons by 2 full moons).