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Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10), Amra
Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10)
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Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10)

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Catalina was a bit difficult to capture, as on the morning of capture there was a 94% illuminated Moon light polluting the sky, so I had to choose a small window with dark skies after 5am when the Moon had set, with only a bit less than 1 hour before the skies became bright nearing Sunrise.

However somehow I managed to find it with the help of astronomy apps, as it was not visible in binoculars at all.

I got 21 minutes of data in before the skies brightened too much, with some clouds sabotaging a few subs. I would've liked more and longer subs, but there was no time unfortunately.

All in all, happy having captured my very first comet image.

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Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10), Amra