Comet C/2012 S1 ISON
About this object
Comet ISON plunging toward the Sun. Image taken on 20 Nov 13 when the comet was 8 deg above the horizon. The comet was easily seen with binoculars and barely seen naked eye with averted vision.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SV80ST2 with reducer/flattener @ f4.8
- Mount: Astrotrac
- Camera: Canon 60Da
- Filters: None
- Exposure: 23x 30sec exposures at ISO 640
- Camera/Mount Control: Interval timer
- Processing: PixInsight 1.8 RC7, Photoshop
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: 20 Nov 13
