Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08, erdmanpe
Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08
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Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08

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Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08, erdmanpe
Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08
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Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08

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A simple image of a fine visual event, as Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) passes "near" M45 on the night of 2005-01-08. I used a blue filter to emphasize M45, but perhaps that wasn't so good for the comet's tails. Short, 2min exposures to avoid too much saturation on M45, processing in Maxim with log and gamma stretches to reveal as much of the tails as possible with the little data I had in a somewhat bright sky.

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Comet Machholz near M45 on 2005-01-08, erdmanpe