Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet Hartley-103P, William Maxwell
Comet Hartley-103P
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Comet Hartley-103P

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Comet Hartley-103P, William Maxwell
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Comet Hartley-103P

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NASA has taken some astonishing images of this from the EPOXI spacecraft, images close enough to clearly show bolders and projecting jets.  A rather more dramatic image than mine, but I will take the success in capturing a  peanut shaped comet less than a mile across 40 million miles away.

A challenge to process due to its 12.5 magnitude and its rapid pace across the frame (movement was obvious between each 2 minute sub). I created one stack for the stars and a second on the comet. There was so much movement that the comet stack blurred out all the stars, perfect for compositing into this final image.

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Comet Hartley-103P, William Maxwell

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