David's Images of the Day Photoblog
The comet is getting fainter and the tail much shorter. The magnitude is now 10.1. The first image is a composite of 31 images (5 min 10 sec) and the second one is a composite of 254 images (42 min 20 sec). In the second image there is some movement of the comet head. Also, the comet is moving into a region of the sky with part of the milky way in the background (many more faint stars).
In addition to the sunspots (we are at or near the solar maximum) I captured two jets transiting the sun using a Vespera Pro telescope fitted with a solar filter.
The comet is getting fainter and the tail shorter. The magnitude is now 10.0. The first image is a composite of 31 images (5 min 10 sec) and the second one is a composite of 90 images (15 min). In the second image there is some movement of the comet head. Also, the comet is moving into a region of the sky with part of the milky way in the background (many more faint stars).
I missed the comet for the past several nights due to early evening clouds and even some much-needed rain. The comet is getting fainter and the tail shorter. The magnitude is now 9.9. The first image is a composite of 31 images (5 min 10 sec) and the second one is a composite of 59 images (9 min 50 sec). In the second image there is some movement of the comet head. Also, the comet is moving into a region of the sky with part of the milky way in the background (many more faint stars).
The camera in the Stellina telescope stopped working. I’ll be contacting Vaonis support to try and figure out what is wrong. So tonight, I only have the Vespera-Pro telescope capturing images of the comet. The magnitude is now 9.6. The first image is a composite of 31 images (5 min 10 sec) and the second one is a composite of 247 images (41 min 20 sec). In the second image there is some movement of the comet head. Also, the comet is moving into a region of the sky with part of the milky way in the background (many more faint stars).
The comet and tail keep getting smaller and fainter. The estimated magnitude of the comet is now +9.52. I am only showing images from the Stellina and Vespera-Pro telescope which were not fitted with filters. The length of the comet tail can be estimated based on the field of view for the telescope’s digital sensors. Stellina (1.0° x 0.7°) and Vespera Pro (1.6° x 1.6°). The jpg images were processed to increase the brightness (Capture One Pro) and reduce the noise (Topaz AI).
