C/2023 P1 Nishimura

 Posted: Oct 16th, 2023
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Newton 150/750
Camera: RisingCam 571C
Mount: HEQ5 Pro (Rowan belt modification)
Guide Scope: Pentax Takumar 200/4
Guide Camera: T7M Astro
Software: APT, PHD2, Siril, Starnet++, AstroDenoisePY, Topaz DenoiseAI, Luminar
Accessories: Комакорректор Sharpstar 0.95x
Exposure:
37 x 15" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong UV-IR Cut
 Zarojje, Serbia
 Sep 10th, 2023
9 m
1191
It was a challenging shoot. September 10th was practically the last day of Comet Nishimura's morning visibility, with only a half-hour window for imaging before dawn—20 minutes of which were ruined by clouds. At just 5 degrees above the horizon, instead of stars, you get their spectral characteristics. On top of that, I messed up the flats (don't ask). All in all, I spent about a month figuring out how and from which angle to process this. The stars had to be replaced using resynthesis in Siril; the rest came out something like this...
Resolution: 2541x2541 px
Scale: 1103 KB
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The comet turned out absolutely stunning!
16 Oct, 2023 Reply
Bootlegger Replied to Praeger
Thank you!
16 Oct, 2023 Reply

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