Comet Olbers on May 4, 2024


Date & Time: May 4 2024, from 19:47 to 19:58 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 2 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


The first observation of comet Olbers in that day located in the western low sky in the evening, has a 8th magnitude coma in the northern part of Taurus (approximately 11.5 degrees north of Aldebaran). Due to the twilight conditions during the capture, no tail-like structure could be discerned. Throughout the summer of 2024, comet Olbers is expected to brighten up to magnitude 7 in the northwestern low dusk sky.
View angle: 0.70×0.70°


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