Comet Lulin – 02/21/09
Very cold and clear this morning, started observing at 3:00 AM. I set the scope up and polar aligned it earlier in the evening so I would not have to spend as much time aligning it in the cold.
Checked the alignment, made a couple of adjustments and then went searching for comet Lulin. Found it in binoculars in the West/Southwest just a bit east of Saturn.
Took 21 1 minute piggyback shots that came out pretty good, but all of my prime focus pictures are out of focus. The dew and frost got to the scope about 4:45 AM.
Here is the piggy back shot. Kind of sucks that the Prime Focus shots did not turn out. Hopefully I will get another chance at getting some images of it in the next couple of days.
Comet Lulin - Piggyback - 21x1min - ISO800
Here is the best single one minute exposure I took. No stacking, but I did apply the dark frames that I took.
Comet Lulin - 1 minute Wide Field - 50mm f/3.5 ISO800
