Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  The star Arcturus (αBoo)
Comet Catalina:  2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus), Jan Curtis
Comet Catalina:  2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus)
Powered byPixInsight

Comet Catalina: 2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus)

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Despite moonlight and 15F temperatures, I managed to capture Catalinas two fascinating tails.

Final added 16 more subs to create the stationary comet against fixed stars. Arcturus was difficult to fully mask due to its extreme brightness.

Comments

Revisions

  • Comet Catalina:  2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus), Jan Curtis
    Original
  • Final
    Comet Catalina:  2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus), Jan Curtis
    B

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

Comet Catalina:  2 Jan 16 (near Arcturus), Jan Curtis

In these public groups

Comets Imaging