Comet C/2006 A1 Pojmanski

03:15 13/3/2006 UTC

I woke up earlier this morning to try catch this comet before it fades away. Conditions were very bad. Full moon up, some haze in the sky and morning twilight was already coming. Anyway the tail of the comet is barely visible in the noise. I had really hard time finding this comet from my backyard. First I searched it like 20 minutes only to find it was behind my house... doh...

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Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D | Telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 66mm f6 petzval refractor | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: Baader Fringe Killer | Guiding: - | Exposure: 12 x 30s (6m) f6 ISO400, 11 darks, 8 flats | Software: IRIS, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) | Seeing: III | Transparency: 5 | Image Field: 2.519 x 1.896 degrees | Image Center: Ra 21h02m32s Dec +22°15'26" |