Comet 81P/Wild on 2010 May 11

 

 
Time 2010/05/11 17:32 UT - 17:57 UT
Place φ = 30°31'16.21" N, λ = 114°21'29.99" E, +53m, Wuhan, China
Optics Skywatcher 13-cm reflector, f/5
Camera Canon EOS 400D (ISO 1600)
Exposure 10 s x 49 frames
Processing 49 images stacked in DeepSkyStacker 3.2.2 with dark frames subtracted; fixed with Fitswork V4.25 and Photoshop CS3 Extended; 0.5x resized and cropped;
Comments sometimes clouds interference; collimation inaccurate;

 

 

Processing pixels logarithmized with Fitswork V4.25; 0.5x resized and cropped; color discarded;

 

 

Processing 49 images stacked in DeepSkyStacker 3.2.2 with dark frames subtracted; fixed with Fitswork V4.25 and Photoshop CS3 Extended; original size and cropped; contrast enhanced;
Comments sometimes clouds interference; coma elongated or tail towards approximately p.a. 290 deg.;

 

 

Processing 49 images stacked in DeepSkyStacker 3.2.2 with dark frames subtracted; fixed with Fitswork V4.25 and Photoshop CS3 Extended; original size and cropped; contrast enhanced; negative of the image above to show more subtleties or faint details of the comet as well as stars nearby;
Comments sometimes clouds interference; coma elongated or tail towards approximately p.a. 290 deg.;

 

 

 

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