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73P-C/Schwassman-Wachmann -- Comet

Object

Type                      Comet

Constellation            Corona Borealis

Distance                 1.2 AU

Magnitude               ~5

Size                      

Image

Date                       2006-04-22

Place                      Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data          Lum  60 mins @ -15C

                             Lum 60x1 min

Notes                     Binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi FSQ-106

Focal Length            530 mm @f/5

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  Robo-Focus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS6, PixInsight using Starnet2
                            Reprocessed 01/11/2023