Comet Kushida on Mar 2, 2024


Date & Time: Mar 2 2024, from 19:19 to 19:47 JST(+0900)
Composed 8 shots with 4 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


On this day, comet Kushida was situated high in the evening sky, approximately 3.5 degrees south of ζ Tauri. The total brightness of coma remains nearly unchanged from last month at around 10th magnitude, and it is currently reaching its maximum brightness. The comet will continue to move rapidly eastward from now on, gradually dimming as it does so.
View angle: 0.70×0.70°


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