Comet 2009 R1 McNaught
| Image: Comet 2009 R1 McNaught |
Scope - Mount: Celestron Edge
HD8 @ f/10 - Celestron CGE mount |
| Constellation: n/a
|
Camera:
QSI 583wsg |
| Imaged at: Anza, CA
|
Exposure Times: 1 Lum at
1m, 1 RGB
at 1m |
| Date imaged: June 13, 2010
|
Approximate FOV: 28' x 20'
|
| Guided?: PHD w/SX
Lodestar
|
Filters used:
L/R/G/B |
|
Additional
Information: Comets generally orbit the Sun
in
the Kuiper Belt, which is located far past the planets. They
will come close to the sun once in a while if their orbit is
distrubed by some large mass, such as Saturn
or another gas giant. |
