C/2020 M3 ATLAS Comet with 300mm focal length on a DSLR

14 Nov 2020

That’s my first stacked picture taken since my first polar alignment, I’m super excited!

Author: Fernando Schuindt
License: CC BY 4.0
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Lens/Telescope: Lens Zuiko Olympus 300mm f/4.5 Manual-Focus OM (Film)
Composition: 19x Light Frame 40” (12.66’ total) ISO800 f/4.5, 25x Dark, 25x Flat, 25x Bias
Processing: Stacking with DeepSky Stacker, Photoshop Levels adjustments and Camera Raw Filter
Location Name: Aracaju - Sergipe, Brazil
Bortle Scale: 7
Location Aprox. Coordinates: 10°58’31.0”S 37°04’26.0”W
Timestamp (Local Time): From 11-13-2020 23:25:24 to 11-13-2020 23:54:30
Timezone: UTC-3 (No daylight saving time)
Theme: Comet C/2020 M3 ATLAS
Center (RA, hms): 05h 25m 58.341s
Center (Dec, dms): +03° 59’ 31.651”
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Other Gear: Meade LX85 GEM unguided (Two-star alignment), OM-EOS adapter, homebuilt INDI wireless control station, KStars connected to INDI running on a Manjaro Linux x86 notebook. Astrometry: https://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/4145606
Full Resolution Images (On Google Photos): https://photos.app.goo.gl/ePXtc8o39rtynfs28

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