Comet Schwassmann/Wachmann 3 - 73P, component C
Description: Comet Schwassmann/Wachmann 3 - 73P, component C. Scroll down to see the colour version! Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -25C, binned 1 x 1. Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N Mount: Losmandy G-11 Filters: SBIG clear Exposure: 5 minutes Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Ab. Date: April 24 2006, 10:44PM MDT

Comet Schwassmann/Wachmann 3 - 73P, component C.
Description: Comet Schwassmann/Wachmann 3 - 73P. This colour version was shot binned 2 x 2 to increase sensitivity, to record maximum signal in RGB before the comet had time to move. This shot was taken 18 minutes after the above image, you can see how much the comet has moved! Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -25C, binned 2 x 2. Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N Mount: Losmandy G-11 Filters: SBIG RGB Exposure: 1 minute per colour channel. Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Ab. Date: April 24 2006, 11:02PM MDT

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