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Community photo entitled One comet, lots of galaxies by Steven Bellavia on 12/27/2025 at Smithfield, VA

One comet, lots of galaxies

On 12/27/2025 04:30 am by Steven Bellavia | Website | Smithfield, VA

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is a Jupiter-family periodic comet discovered in 1911.
It has a2.6 km nucleus and a 8.27-year orbit.
It currently has a portion of the Virgo cluster of galaxies as a background.

Telescope: William Optics WhiteCat 51mm f/4.9 Petzval refractor
Camera: Canon ZWO ASI 533MC cooled to -5C
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro using EQMOD software

60 x 120 second exposures calibrated, aligned and processed in PixInsight