Comet Garradd
C/2009 P1 Garradd with frames registered on the comet’s head. The tail of the comet and a greenish hue can clearly be seen in this image.
Date: August 1, 2011
Constellation: Pegasus
Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
Optics: Tele Vue NP-127is, f/5.2, used with field corrector
Mount: Paramount ME, guided using PhD
Camera: Hutech modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 22 light frames of 90 seconds, ISO 800
Processing: Light frames calibrated with dark frames in ImagesPlus. Light frames normalized and combined using MinMax Excluded.