by Robert Lockwood
Imaged on Feb 26th 2009 from San Diego County, Anza Borrego Desert.
Exposures: Start Time 11pm.
RGB 25 each filter @ 45 second, with a 30 second delay between exposure.
Equipment:
Takahashi E-180 @ f2.8 504mm
SBIG-ST10XME
Astrodon 1.25” G2 LRGB E-Series Filters
Astro-Physics 900 GTO
This is a composite of 25 RGB images made from 75 sub exposures, taken over almost 3 hrs.
It shows the comets travel over about a 2h 35m period. put into animation.
Click here to watch Comet Lulin in motion.
Editor's note: I'm sorry, but Astronomy's Online Reader Gallery does not host animations.