"Time and space are modes in which we think and not conditions in which we live."

— Albert Einstein

cometJACQUE

By ebfaulkner6a at Fri, 09/05/2014 - 8:35am

This a mosaic of one 2x2 10 mi exposure of Comet Jacque trail thru the stars.  The upper right side shows two 4x4 combined 10 min images total of 20 min exposure.  The line in the image shows two stars that are the same in both images, showing just how fast the comet is moving.  Taken with 5" Explore Scientific Triplet on iOptron iEQ45 mount guided on a star with Lodestar X2 guider and imaged with StarlightExpress SXVR-H9 ccd Thursday September 4, '14 Manchester, NJ

cometJACQUE