Also Known as: Comet C/2022 ZTF
Object Type: Non Periodic Period Comet
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Environmental Data
Date: February 8, 2023 Start Time: 6:59PM End Time: 8:17PM SQM: 19.47
Moon Age: 17 days Moonrise: 8:03PM Moon Illumination: 94.2%
Temperature: 41 degrees Humidity: 71% Dew Point: 31.6
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Clear
Comment:
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Imaging Scope Data
Mount: iOptron CEM120 Camera: ZWO ASI2600 OSC Focuser: Optec
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX130 refractor Focal Length: 910mm
Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: Field Flattener Filter: None
Rotator: Pegasus Falcon Power Control: Pegasus Power Dew Heater: Hendrick strips
Imaging Software
Mount Software: iOptron Commander Focus Software FocusLynx Commander
Control Software: Sequence Generator Pro Platesolve: ASTAP Planning: Skytools
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Sequence Generated Focus Good Platesolve: Good
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Guide Scope Data
Telescope: Stellarvue SV90 refractor Camera: ZWO ASI290 Focuser: Optec DirectSync SVX30
Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip Software: PHD2 Exposure: 1-3 sec Binning: 1x1 Tracking Result: 0.64 to 1.09 arc-seconds RMS
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 58 Duration: 2 minute/4 minute Gain: 100
Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7
Total Integration Time: 2 hours
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Number of flat frames: 30 Duration: Gain: 100
Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7
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Number of Dark frames: 50 Duration: 2 minute/4 minute Gain: 100
Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7
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Number of Bias frames: 50 Duration: 0.001 seconds Gain: 100
Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: PixInsight
Processes utilized: Flats ImageCalibration with Master Bias, Flat ImageIntegration, Images ImageCalibration with Flat Master & Dark Master, Debayer, SubFrameSelector, StarAlign, ImageIntegration,
SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator, HistogramTransformation, CurvesTransformation, GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch script, rotate, MultiScaleLinearTransform to smooth, Curvestransformation
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