Object: 153P Ikeya-Zhang
Type: Comet
Constellation: Pisces
Constellation: Pisces
Date: 21 March 2002
Equipment: Casio digital camera, afocally coupled to 25mm eyepiece, VC200L
Equipment: Casio digital camera, afocally coupled to 25mm eyepiece, VC200L
Subframes: 6 x 60 second, unguided, no darks or flats.
This beauty was clearly visible to the naked eye even though it was only 9 degrees above the horizon when I caught it. The photograph gives a good impression of what it actually looked like through the eyepiece - the beauty of afocal photography.
This beauty was clearly visible to the naked eye even though it was only 9 degrees above the horizon when I caught it. The photograph gives a good impression of what it actually looked like through the eyepiece - the beauty of afocal photography.
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