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Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82, Gary Leavitt
Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82
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Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82

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Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82, Gary Leavitt
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Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82

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Was able to capture Comet PanStarrs 2017 T2 evening of May 24th as it continued its SE path towards Ursa Major. Took a set of 25 lights (no flats, darks or bias frames) and stacked, aligned and combined in DSS; post processing done in PS2020 and Astronomy Tools. (Prior to DSS, processed light frames in Raw Camera conversion). Initial acquisition was at ISO 3200 for 15 sec exposures. Later, increased to 20 seconds to brighten comet and reveal a short tail. My final 25 frame set was at 20 seconds.

You can see the comet almost dead center in the image above the two Messier's with a short tail.

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Comet PanStarrs (C2017 T2) meets Messier's 81 and 82, Gary Leavitt