Comet Holmes

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Photographer Wes Stauffer
Optics Takahashi TOA - 130F with Flattener
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding Unguided
Camera SBIG STL 11000M
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Dates/Times November 4, 2007
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details LRGB - 200 x 200 x 200 x 200  (20 second Subs)
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 3
Processing CCDStack, Photoshop CS2
Notes This is my first attempt at imaging a comet and I used 20 second sub exposures taken through the LRGB filters.  The images were aligned on the surrounding stars to maintain star shape.