Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5425  ·  NGC 5448
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Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - 14 January 2016, Geof Lewis
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Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - 14 January 2016

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Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - 14 January 2016, Geof Lewis
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Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - 14 January 2016

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My first attempt at Comet Catalina. Processing all done using ImagePlus6.5, comprising 2 separate sigma median combine runs, one for the comet only (aligned on comet core), the second for the stars TSR aligned on 3 stars. The two resulting images where then blended together with one of the original subs to ensure accurate star/comet alignment. Faint residual star trails can be seen in the background, indicating how far the comet moved over the hour elapsed time during which the sub exposures were taken.

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Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - 14 January 2016, Geof Lewis