Comet Ikeya-Zhang    (~ RA 00h 09m, Dec 50º 00')
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Photography of Comet Ikeya-Zhang on April 11, 2002. The coma apparently has an interesting blue-green color which is also reported by other observers.
The comet's path as illustrated by Starry Night™ (a software by SPACE.com). This illustration is rotated to match the orientation of the photograph above. The two bright stars on the left of the photograph are Alpha (top) and Beta Cassiopeia.
Camera: Canon G1 Digital Category: Astronomy
Condition: Outdoor at Night Ext. Light Source: None
Format: JPEG 2048 x 1537 (fine) F-Stop: 2.0
Speed: 8 sec Exposure Comp.: 0
ISO: 100 Metering Mode: Center-Weighted Ave.
White Balance Mode: Daylight Distance: Infinite
Focal Length: 21 mm Tripod: Yes
Filter: None Resized: Yes
Flash: None Editing Software: Photoshop 6
Other: Employed "darkfield subtraction" and "screened-stacking" techniques to remove CCD noise and produce the effect of longer exposure, respectively.

(C) 2002 by Arif. Email at arif06880@yahoo.com.