Comet C2018Y1 Iwamoto from light polluted SG sky

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Comet C2018Y1 Iwamoto from light polluted SG sky

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Mount set up: Vixen GPD2 German Equatorial Mount
Scope: TS 90mm APO refractor, 600mm Focal Length
Guide scope: Orion Star Shoot Autoguider
Camera: Canon 500D Baader Mod (on filter)
Exposure: Selected ISO 800, 60s single shot for 1 of the photo & 10 shots combined for the one with star trial
Place: SG Tampines, Date: 11 Feb 2019

ImageIwamoto Combine 10 by Peter Loo, on Flickr

Image2018Y1910 Single by Peter Loo, on Flickr

Image20190211_220122 by Peter Loo, on Flickr


Image20190211_220312 by Peter Loo, on Flickr

ImageBright Iwamoto Combine 10 by Peter Loo, on Flickr
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Nice work, Peter!
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Thanks Ivan 😀
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Cool! That's quite faint. Amazed you managed to catch it. :)
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Thanks Richard 😀
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