Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

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Despite the better weather conditions and the higher comet's altitude, the bright moonlight this evening prevented finer details in the tail to be displayed, bringing at the same time a severe gradiant in the image. Acquired remotely from the remote controlled IRIDA Observatory .

 

Technical Details:

Optics: ASA N12 Astrograph at F/3.6
Mount: ASA DDM 85
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Filters: Astronomik LRGB filter set
Dates/Times: 23 March 2013
Location: Rozhen, IRIDA Remote Observatory
Exposure Details: R = 4 min., G = 4 min., B = 4 min.
Subexposures: 30 sec.
Acquisition: CCD Soft
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop CS
     
 

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