Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) with Messier 3, Paul Macklin
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Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) with Messier 3

Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) with Messier 3, Paul Macklin
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Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) with Messier 3

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Tonight, Comet Leonard passed very close to Messier 3! If you look closely towards the top, I you'll find a small spiral galaxy (NGC5263). 

Since I wanted Messier 3 and the comet to both stack well, I used traditional registration limited to 10 minutes. 

I used minimal sharpening in Topaz (5 remove noise, 5 enhance sharpness) since there was so little data to integrate here. I had to work a bit on the curves to bring the comet out without oversaturating M3. 

Hope you enjoy!

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Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) with Messier 3, Paul Macklin

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