Comet Machholz & Pleiades, California Nebula


Date & Time: Jan 9 2005, 18:59 to 19:11, 19:11 to 19:23 JST(+0900)
Composed 2 images
Optical: MC Rokkor f=100mmF2.5, Aperture: F4.0
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Camera: MINOLTA XD
Film: Ektachrome E200 (+1EV pushed)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.


This image has captured around Taurus and Perseus with a medium-ranged photo lens. The comet Machholz has positioned in northwest of the Pleiades, and reddish California Nebula can be seen in upper part of picture. The comet will move toward north from that time on and pass just west of California Nebula.


Machholz on Jan 22, 2005
Movement of comet Machholz for 3 days

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