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73P (Schwassmann-Wachmann)
The above image shows the B fragment of 73P at 7:28 UT on 5/13/06. This
image was taken when Fragment B was located in the constellation Cygnus at RA 20h 30m and Declination +35° 53'.
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Date(s)
9:05 UT
05/13/2006
Mead, Colorado
Exposure Data
LRGB = 12:12:12:12 seconds
Optics and Camera
Takahashi Sky90
f4.5 field flattener
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8A
Tru-Balance Filters
Processing Tools
CCDSoft
Sigma Beta 11
Photoshop CS
GradientXTerminator
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The above image shows the C fragment of 73P at
9:05 UT on 5/13/06. This image was taken when Fragment C was located in the constellation Vulpecula at RA 21h
11m and Declination +24° 07'.
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Date(s)
5:13 UT
04/17/06
Mead, Colorado
Exposure Data
LRGB = 16:14:14:14 minutes
Optics and Camera
Takahashi Sky90
f4.5 field flattener
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8A
Tru-Balance Filters
Processing Tools
CCDSoft, Sigma Beta 11
AIP4WIN, Photoshop CS
GradientXTerminator
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The above image shows the B and G fragments of 73P at 5:13 UT on 4/17/06. Fragment B is
the brightest of the two fragments. Fragment G is much fainter and is located towards the upper right edge of the image. This
image was taken when Fragment B was located in the constellation Boötes at RA 14h 59m and Declination
+26° 40'.
This image was selected as
Astronomy Magazine Picture Of the Day for April 24, 2006.
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