Gallery: Hartley 2
Image taken by Ginger Mayfield
Fig 1: Full frame image.
Fig 2: Cropped out portion.
| Image Parameter | Details |
| Image Date (UTC): | 2010-10-01 |
| Image Time (UTC): | 04:58 - 05:03 |
| Exposure: | 7x42 sec, ISO 1600 |
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| Observing Site: | Divide, CO |
| Observing Equipment: | Canon 40D (unmodified) with Canon 24-70 f/2.8L zoom at 52mm riding on a GM8 mount |
| Digital Processing: | Darks were used to calibrate, and alignment was done on the stars, then images were combined, all in Images Plus 3.75. Final IP image saved as a non compressed TIFF
Color balance and other minor tweaks done in PS/CS3. |
| Comments: | I live at 9200 ft (on top of a mountain range) and we had good transparency that night, images taken just before moonrise. I was NOT able to see the comet with 15x50 IS binoculars even though I knew exactly where it was. |
Table 1: Data about image.