Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
12P/Pons-Brooks | 26 April | NSW, Australia, domtisdell
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12P/Pons-Brooks | 26 April | NSW, Australia

12P/Pons-Brooks | 26 April | NSW, Australia, domtisdell
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12P/Pons-Brooks | 26 April | NSW, Australia

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Results of my first attempt imaging a comet.  I found it very challenging. 

With 12P/Pons-Brooks being so low in the sky (12-6 deg above the horizon), and the sky being so bright in the central west at that time, I found it impossible to auto-guide so it was a session run without.  For whatever reason, my Star Adventurer GTI didn't appreciate this and I ended up having to discard around about 50% of my precious subs.  Processing the data was another challenge but thankfully there are so many wonderful resources on the web making it possible to produce something I'm happy with all things considered.

Looking forward to having another night with this facinating target later this month if we're lucky enough with the weather. Now that I'm back home in an unusually wet Sydney I'm not so sure but have my fingers crossed.

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12P/Pons-Brooks | 26 April | NSW, Australia, domtisdell