73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

20:58 27/4/2006 UTC

Weather was lousy astronomically speaking, but nice and warm to be outside. It is very dusty here and transparency was bad due to that. Light pollution dominated the images, but everything else went as planned. I processed this image to show colors of the comet. Seems like there is some kind of blue halo around the coma.

Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D | Telescope: Orion Optics Europa 200mm f6 Newtonian reflector | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: - | Guiding: - | Exposure: 58 x 30s (29m) f6 ISO1600, 4 darks, 6 flats | Software: IRIS, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) | Seeing: II | Transparency: 4 | Image Field: 53.81 x 40.3 arcminutes | Image Center: Ra 15h40m50s Dec +32°40'34" |