SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Dan
Location of Photo:
June Lake California, USA
Date/Time of photo:
March 12 2024, Evening
Equipment:
C14 SCT HyperStar Configuration, asi2600mcP
Description:
Adding to your archives and may be of interest as the moon holds interference for the next couple of weeks... Here is comet 12P/ using my largest portable scope, 14" Celestron SCT in hyperstar F/2 configuration from the night of March 13UT. Very windy night (AVERAGE windspeed during imaging 35+kts with gusts measured to 49 rooftop sensor) forcing a rejection over 51 of the 108x 30 second subs. Storm had just past granting a clearing for this imaging attempt. Details are somewhat lacking in the comet, using the configured scope even on a beefy mount. You got to take what you can get, when it comes to comet imaging. I'm not dissatisfied with the brightening comet. Observational details: Backyard setup scope: C14 fl729mm D356mm exposure: 57 x 30 sec Seeing: 2/5 Transparency 6/10 Observer: Dan Bartlett Place: June Lake_California USA
