Also Known as: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Comet Purple Mountain-ATLAS
Object Type: Non-Periodic Hyperbolic comet
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Environmental Data
Date: Oct 15 & Oct 16 2024 Start Time: 6:35PM Oct 15 & 7PM Oct 16 End Time: 7:31PM Oct15 & 7:20PM Oct 16 SQM:
Moon Age: 13.8 days (Oct 16) Moonset: 5:43AM (Oct 16) Moon%: 99.0% (Oct 16)
Temperature: Humidity: Dew Point:
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Oct 15 Partly cloudy - Oct 16 Clear
Comment:
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Imaging Scope Data
Mount: Gimbal Camera: Nikon D750 Focuser:
Telescope: Nikon 24mm to 120mm lens Focal Length:
Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: None Filter: None
Rotator: None Power Control: None Dew Heater: Lens muff with hand warmer
Imaging Software
Mount Software: None Focus Software None
Control Software: None Platesolve: None Planning: None
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Sequence Generated Focus Good Platesolve:
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Guide Scope Data
Camera: Focuser: None Dew Heater: Software:
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 57 on Oct 15 and 49 on Oct 16 Duration: mostly 10 seconds Gain: ISO 640
Temperature: Binning: F-Stop: 5.0
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Number of flat frames: 0 Duration: Gain:
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Number of Dark frames: 0 Duration: Gain:
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Number of Bias frames: 0 Duration: Gain:
Temperature: Binning: F-Stop::
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: Photoshop
Processes utilized: Used Photoshop to adjust the levels and reduce noise
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Notes: