SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Chris-Schur
Location of Photo:
Payson, AZ
Date/Time of photo:
10:44am MST on 1/12/25
Equipment:
10" newtonian
Description:
This comet is 1 day away from perihelion and is very bright at magnitude -2.4 now. This image was taken at 10:44 am MST just before lunchtime of the bright comet against a blue sky 5 degrees from the Sun. To accomplish this, first I installed a 6 foot baffle tube extension on the front of my 10 inch newtonian. This keeps stray sunlight from shining down the tube. Next, I installed a sun filter on the scope and set my manual setting circles to the coordinates of the Sun. Then off set to Altair, a 1st magnitude star in Aquilla - easy during the daytime. Then registered my digital setting circles to Altair. this has to be done since my digital setting circles wont let you dial in the Sun. Finally, I moved the scope to the comets coordinates and there it was, right in the center of the field!
