Comet 260P/McNaught

Object

Type                      Periodic Comet

Distance                 0.59 AU

Magnitude               12.6

Sky Motion              1.04 "/min

Image

Date                       2012-10-10

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