Comet C/2006 L1 Garradd
Comet C/2006 L1 Garradd is currently in constellation Leo. Brightness estimate is near vmag 9 and it should continue to brighten slightly for the next couple months. It was discovered in June 4, 2006 by Gordan Garradd as part of the Siding Spring Survey search for near earth objects .
Images taken from Louisville, CO at 05:30 to 05:32 and 05:54 to 05:56 MST with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope, Meade F3.3 focal reducer, and Astrovid Stellacam II video camera. Gain set at 9/14, medium gamma, and integrate 128 frames (4 sec). Dark subtracted and flat field corrected with ImagePlus, stacked and aligned with Registax4.