C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang), May 4th

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C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang), May 4th

A GIF movie of the comet's movement during 50 minutes. File size 596 KB, may take some time to load. See also two higher-resolution indiviual images framing this movie. Only 19 of the original 40 frames where used for the movie to minimize download time. A satellite passed in front of the comet.

May 04

Exposure Data

Instrument: TMB 4.1" f/6.2 APO
F/stop: 6.2
Exposure: 19 x 60 seconds
CCD: SBIG ST-7E
Movie duration: 0:33 - 1:23 MESZ
Date: May 4, 2002
Location: Schrick, Lower Austria
Conditions: Visual limiting magnitude 5.0 mag, seeing ?, temperature 18.5°C, slight wind, no dew
Autoguider: Meade Pictor 216
Enhancement: Adobe Photoshop 6.0, by Howdii
Notes: Image enhancement consisted of contrast optimization with Photoshop "Levels" and "Curves", but no dark and no flat field processing, nor any filtering.

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