Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
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Comet Machholz - February 2, 2005

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  • Exposure: 45 min. @ f/5.0
  • Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106N
  • Camera: Pentax 67
  • Film: Fuji NPZ 800
  • Location: Ritter Butte, Oregon
  • Date: 02-Feb-2005 @ 19:15 PST
  • Scanned by: Tony Hallas
  • Notes: The ion tail is approximately 6 degrees long; tracking was on comet which allowed for a longer exposure; used a combination of Photoshop and PixInsight LE to bring out the tail and remove the vignetting.
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