Alan Tough - Comet Hartley 103P 17th Oct 2010

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I took advantage of a rare clear sky at the weekend to photograph

Comet Hartley 2 again. I couldn't see it with the naked eye, as the

"seeing" wasn't that brilliant. However, it was most impressive

through a pair of 8 x 25 binoculars. The attached image shows the

comet rapidly heading towards Auriga. 5 sub-frames taken between 01:10

and 01:23 UT on 2010 October 17.

Equipment used: Sky-Watcher ED100, HEQ5 mount, Canon EOS 40D at prime

focus. Exposure details: 5 x 180 Seconds @ f/9, ISO-800. Guiding

equipment: Sky-Watcher ED80, StarShoot Autoguider, PHD Guiding

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