C/2009 P1 - Garradd: A Comet Story

My First Comet Shot (Almost!) – Where Did My Hale-Bopp Photo Go?

My very first comet photo… well, almost! I can’t for the life of me find my Hale-Bopp shot from 1997 anymore!

• Date of Capture: 2012-02-24
• Credit: Cédric Thomas
• Location: “Le petit Borobia” Observatory (remotely operated)
• Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
• Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
• Mount: Sky Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
• Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm guidescope + MaximDL
• Camera: Astrodon Modified Canon EOS 1100d
• RGB Exposure: 2h30 (30x300s) @ ISO 800
• Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves + Cropping (Photoshop)