Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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A little Less Smoke, Clarity Prior to Entering Transit, Comet 4P/ Faye and Lower's Nebula, Dan Bartlett
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A little Less Smoke, Clarity Prior to Entering Transit, Comet 4P/ Faye and Lower's Nebula

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A little Less Smoke, Clarity Prior to Entering Transit, Comet 4P/ Faye and Lower's Nebula, Dan Bartlett
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A little Less Smoke, Clarity Prior to Entering Transit, Comet 4P/ Faye and Lower's Nebula

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There was smoke very evident on the morning of October 3, 2021 when 140 x 60 second exposures were taken.  The comet is centered on 051454PDT north is up, east to the image left and pixel scale is 1.255 arcsec per pixel.  I've cropped and rotated the image to satisfy the BAA archival needs.

Lesson learned?  I'm surprised at the details/ contrast and colors still achievable when wildfire smoke is moderate to thick.

This nebula is bright and NATURALLY colorful with a OSC!!!

Dan

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A little Less Smoke, Clarity Prior to Entering Transit, Comet 4P/ Faye and Lower's Nebula, Dan Bartlett