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Comet C/2006 L2 McNaught

Comet C/2006 L2 was low, thin clouds in the area, and the sky was already brightening when these images were taken. Not to mention that the comet is also quite dim (vmag 13), so these images are quite poor. Image was discovered by Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring near earth object survey on June 14, 2006.

Image of comet C/2006 L2 McNaught on Nov 26, 2006

Images taken at 05:42 to 05:44, 05:44 to 05:46, and 05:58 to 06:00 from Louisville, CO with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope, F3.3 focal reducer, and Astrovid Stellacam II video camera. Integrate 128 frames (4 sec), medium gamma, and 9/14 gain. Images were dark subtracted and flat field corrected with ImagePlus. Aligned and stacked with Registax4.

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3 Responses to “Comet C/2006 L2 McNaught”

  1. Andrew Says:
    November 26th, 2006 at 7:39 pm

    Awesome shots as usual!!.Have you tried for David Levys comet yet?.Hmmm,actually,is it even visible in the Northern Hemisphere???…..

  2. Vern Says:
    November 26th, 2006 at 8:37 pm

    I captured Levy’s most recent comet P/2006-T1 in mid October. It has faded to vmag 14 now though. I’m out trying another one, 181P/2006 U4 (Shoemaker Levy 6) tonight. Unfortunately, it is near the moon this evening so I rather doubt I’ll get anything but light pollution and it is quite dim at vmag 13.5.

  3. Jake Says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 10:23 am

    I was fortunate enough to snap off a few good shots of this comet last night from here in Northeast Kansas…check them out at http://mammatus.wordpress.com

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