Comet C/2012 J1 (Catalina)

Object

Type                      Comet

Distance                 2.33 AU

Magnitude               13.2

Sky Motion              0.48 "/min

Image

Date                       2012-10-14

Place                      Heart of America Star Party

Exposure Data          Clear 30 mins @ -15C

                             6x5 min

Notes                    

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Paramount ME

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  Robofocus

Filters                     CFW-10, AstroDon

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot 4, CCDStack 2.5, PhotoShop CS6