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Object Information
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Name: |
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) |
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Type: |
Comit |
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Description: |
February 2009 Comet Lulin peaked in magnitude
around 5.0 With poor weather conditions I was not able to capture any
images during the time. When the weather did clear Lulin was on its way back
out of the solar system and was at a magnitude of 7.67. |
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Magnitude: |
7.67 |
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| Location
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Hemisphere: |
Northern |
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Location: |
Latitude 44.841N by Longitude -122.869W |
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Elevation: |
90 Meters |
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Date: |
March 12, 2009 |
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Time Zone: |
-8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
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Time: |
9:46pm to 10:33pm |
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Light Pollution: |
Class 4.5 on the Bortle scale (Rural/Suburban transition) |
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Equipment
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Imager: |
Nikon D300 |
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OTA: |
Orion 120mm f5 Achromat (Air Spaced Doublet) |
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Mount: |
Hypertuned Orion Atlas EQ-G |
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Guiding: |
Orion StarShoot AutoGuider |
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Imaging
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Camera: |
Nikon D300 |
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NR: |
OFF |
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Quality: |
Lossless RAW (14-bit) |
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Size: |
4288 x 2848 |
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ISO: |
800 |
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Exposure: |
120 seconds |
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White Balance: |
Direct sunlight, 0, 0 |
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Color
Space: |
sRGB |
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Exp Comp: |
0EV |
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Metering: |
Spot |
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Filter: |
Baader Moon & Sky Glow |
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Scale: |
1.35 arcseconds per pixel |
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FOV: |
108 x 72 arcminutes |
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Camera Control: |
Camera Control Pro 2.0 & ShoeString USB Shutter Control |
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Light
Fames: |
16 |
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Darks: |
none |
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Flats: |
40 Skyline Flats |
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Total Exposure: |
29 mn 67 sec (16 frames) |
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Image Processing
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Stacking: |
DeepSkyStacker V 3.2.2 |
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Enhancement: |
PhotoShop CS3, Noiseware Professional, Astronomy Tools PS CS2 V1_5 |
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Cropped Size: |
2488 x 2406 |
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Cropped FOV: |
56 x 54 arcminutes |
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Notes
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My first pictures of a comit. |
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