Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
Comet Machholz Composite

Details
  • Exposures: 10 min. @ f/2.8 each
  • Lens: SMC Pentax 165 mm f/2.8
  • Camera: Pentax 67
  • Film: Fuji Provia 400F, pushed 1-stop
  • Location: Ritter Butte, Oregon
  • Date: 31-Jan-05, 02-Feb-2005 and 09-Feb-2005
  • Scanned by: Tony Hallas
  • Notes: This is a composite of three images using a combination of Registar and Photoshop; the transparency improved with each night which resulted in a "false" lengthening of the ion tail; the ion tail near the top of the image is almost seven degrees long; IC1805, the Heart and Soul Nebula, is visible below the comet.

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