COMET P17/Holmes

Object

Type                      Comet

Constellation            Perseus

Distance                 1.621 AU

Magnitude               3

Size                       xxx arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-11-03

Place                      RMCC Observatory (Mounds)

Exposure Data          Lum  400 secs @ -15C

                             Lum 40x10 sec

Notes                     Processed star layer and comet layer separately, then combined

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS