| Comet
Ikeya-Zhang C/2002 C1
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Comet Ikeya-Zhang
C/2002 C1 will be bright enough to be visible in binoculars for the most
of May 2002. It is a morning object and should be visible about an
hour before sunrise. The track starts on the morning of 27 April
2002 and the the time period between circles is 1 day.
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 Comet Ikeya-Zhang C/2002 C1 is a very large comet. The vertical dimension of this image is about 21 arcmin, so the coma is about 7 arcmin across. (About 1/4 the diameter of the full moon) |
Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT |
| MX-5C CCD & STAR 2000 w/ IDAS LPR filter. | |
| Focal Ratio: f3.3 | |
| Exposure: Five two minute exposures | |
 This image was made from the same raw images as the one above. Only difference was that I combined them using the technique described by Ron Wodaski. |
Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT |
| MX-5C CCD & STAR 2000 w/ IDAS LPR filter. | |
| Focal Ratio: f3.3 | |
| Exposure: Five two minute exposures | |
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