Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Information
- Comet 9P/Tempel 1
- Image taken 18 minutes after impact from Skyview Acres, Northeast of Goldendale, WA
- Software Bisque TheSky5 chart is on the left
- The image on the right is full scale image cropped to 400 x 700 pixels (the complete field of view image is below)
- North is at top, west is at right
- Comet position: Azm: 231° 10' 09" Alt: +19° 59' 36"
- Spiral Galaxy MCG-2-35-10 (PGC48179), Magnitude: 12.9, is below the comet
- Faintest stars in image: about 14.8 magnitude
Photo Information
- The above image is the full field of view image resized to 503 x 759 pixels
- Spica is just off the image at the bottom right
- No guiding
- DSC_0237.NEF image information
- Nikon D70
- 2005/07/03 23:10:21.2
- RAW (12-bit) Lossless
- Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
- Lens: 180mm F/2.8 D
- Focal Length: 180mm
- Exposure Mode: Manual
- Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
- 252.70 sec - F/2.8
- Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
- Sensitivity: ISO 800
- Optimize Image: Normal
- White Balance: Direct sunlight
- AF Mode: Manual
- Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
- Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
- Tone Comp: Auto
- Hue Adjustment: 0°
- Saturation: Normal
- Sharpening: Auto
- Image Comment:
- Noise Reduction: OFF
Imaging Equipment
- Camera: Nikon D70 with 180mmED lens, 72mm aperture, 180mm focal length, f/2.8 focal ratio
- Filter: Lumicon International Mimus Violet filter
- Mount: Takahashi TG-SPII mount on Bogen Manfrotto 405 geared head & 475B tripod
Imaging Processing
- Mode 3 CFA image processing with
MLUnsold Digital Imaging ImagesPlus Version 2.50
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