Another collaboration by Tom Masterson and Terry Hancock captured at Grand Mesa Observatory 11/25/2021 using their System 4a telescope now available for subscription
https://grandmesaobservatory.com/equipmentThe image captures a steadily brightening Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard as it passes by the Whale Galaxy (NGC4631) and the Hockey Stick Galaxy (NGC 4556 and 4657 in the early morning hours this past Thursday 11/25/2021.You might remember this particular celestial backdrop from another image (
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210513.html) Tom and I captured of Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) earlier this year back in early May of 2021. It's pretty neat that we have another comet traveling through this portion of our sky, can't say I've ever experienced such a repeat
Technical info:
Location: Grand Mesa Observatory, Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Date of capture: 11/25/2021
Exposures: 116 x 60 second
Camera System 4a: QHY367 Pro C One shot Color CMOS
Gain: 2850 Offset: 76
Optics System 4a: Takahashi E-180 Astrograph
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6
Pre-Processed in Pixinsight, Deep Sky Stacker
Post Processed in Photoshop
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