Comet Machholz on Feb 11, 2005


Date & Time: Feb 11 2005, from 19:07 to 19:21 JST(+0900)
Composed 8 shots with 90 seconds exposed
Optical: TAMURON SP f=300mmF2.8, Aperture: F4.0
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3024×2016)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600, White Balance...Auto


The comet Machholz in that day has positioned in northern Cassiopeia, the declination of +72 degrees, can be observed a coma with a brightness of 5th magnitude. The ion tail has become fairly dimmer than last week, it looks getting passive its activity.


Machholz on Feb 26, 2005
Machholz on Feb 5, 2005

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