Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2021 S3 (Panstarrs) in Cygnus, Chris Parfett
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Comet C/2021 S3 (Panstarrs) in Cygnus

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Comet C/2021 S3 (Panstarrs) in Cygnus, Chris Parfett
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Comet C/2021 S3 (Panstarrs) in Cygnus

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I didn’t want to pass up on the chance to image this comet while it was in Cygnus.  Cygnus is still pretty low in the east and made this a bit challenging.  The clear nights have been few and far between this year so far as well.  This is an RGB image that has had 2 hours of both Ha and OIII added to it from 2023 data I had on my expansion drive taken with a Takahashi FSQ-106ED in Spain.   This was a much need boost to the original RGB image shown in Rev B.  Rev C shows a wider SHO image where the Ha and OIII came from.

Something interesting about Sh2-116:

Sh2-116 / PK085+04.1 was originally designated as a planetary nebula, but it has more recently been described as a small patch of emission nebula.

 I was also happy to see Planetary Nebula Weinberger 1-10 (PK086+05.1) stand out in this image as well.

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Comet C/2021 S3 (Panstarrs) in Cygnus, Chris Parfett