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Monday, January 31, 2011

Comet 103P/Hartley 2 from New York City

From the public, his discovery brought cheers. 
From his wife, it drew nothing but torrents of tears. 
"For you see," said Ms. Halley, 
"He used to come daily; 
Now he comes once every 70 years!" 

--Astronomy Jokes




Comet Hartley 2, Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn



Comet Hartley 2

The Green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 (2010)
Canon 40D piggybacked Celestron NexStar 4SE,
Brooklyn, NY, October 12, 2010

27 x 60 seconds
Shutter speed of one photo 60 second
ISO Speed 1250
White balance: Daylight
Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length 28.0 mm
Long exposure noise reduction : Disable
High ISO speed noise reduction : Enable


Light pollution was removed in PhotoShop using Filter Noise median and Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur
Stacked photo using DeepSky Stacker
Finally was edited in PhotoShop




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