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

Details
  • Exposure: 30 min. @ f/4.0
  • Lens: SMC Pentax 300 mm f/4.0 EDIF
  • Camera: Pentax 67
  • Film: Fuji NPZ 800
  • Location: Ritter Butte, Oregon
  • Date: 02-Feb-2005 @ 21:35 PST
  • Scanned by: Tony Hallas
  • Notes: Stars are slightly trailed due to guiding on the comet; a similar, but shorter exposure can be found here; used a combination of Photoshop and PixInsight LE to bring out the tail and remove the vignetting.

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