By Richard Hajek | 2024-07-13
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Comet 13P/Olbers
On 07/19/2024 11:16 pm by David Hoskin| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Comet 13P/Olbers, sporting a short tail, is nearing its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 284 million kilometres.
Dwarf 2 smart telescope, tripod, Samsung tablet.
Stacked image (FITS: 50 subs, exp 10s, gain 80, 2x2 binning) from Dwarf 2 processed with Siril, Star Tools, and Photoshop.