Comet C2017 K2

Not the best as I was shooting in the Austin, Texas Light dome for this. Has to get around that. I did find a lot of very power capabilities within PixInsight to process this, which saved it. (especially, the ability to separate the comet from the stars, process the comet and then merge the files). Still, a nice little comet that is expected to brighten somewhat by January 2023.

 

Image Details:

- Imaging Scope: William Optics 61mm ZenithStar II Doublet

- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Color with UV/IR Blocking filter

- Guiding Scope: William Optics 66mm Petzval

- Guiding Camera: Orion Starshoot Auto Guider

- Acquisition Software: Sharpcap

- Guiding Software: PHD2

- Capture Software: SharpCap Pro (LiveStack mode with dithering)

- Light Frames: 15*1 mins @ 100 Gain, Temp -10C

- Dark Frames: 15*1 mins

- Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker

- Processed in PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom and Topaz Denoise AI

Done