ASTRO: 103P/Hartley

A quick 12 minute grab in 2 minute subs last night between clouds and
moon. It was all I was able to get. Seems to be starting a tail.
Tracking based on orbit of the comet, as usual no guiding used. I only
have just started my 800 point Tpoint map after remounting the scope
after annual fall regreasing of the gears, cleaning optics etc. With
only 120 stars mapped I didn't trust it to track the comet for long
though it did great. I didn't even need to align the frames so was
tracking dead on.

14" LX200R @ f/10, l=6x2'x3, STL-11000XM (image cropped), Paramount ME

Rick
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Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
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A quick 12 minute grab in 2 minute subs last night between clouds and
moon. It was all I was able to get. Seems to be starting a tail.
Tracking based on orbit of the comet, as usual no guiding used. I only
have just started my 800 point Tpoint map after remounting the scope
after annual fall regreasing of the gears, cleaning optics etc. With
only 120 stars mapped I didn't trust it to track the comet for long
though it did great. I didn't even need to align the frames so was
tracking dead on.

14" LX200R @ f/10, l=6x2'x3, STL-11000XM (image cropped), Paramount ME

Rick
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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".


Nice shot, Rick. I'm wondering if it is going to brighten up any on this
visit.

George