NGC869,884,957 with Comet Panstarrs

[don4l]

This shot was taken on Friday (under an 86% moon).  Given the circumstances I'm very pleased with how it turned out.  I was surprised with how slowly the comet is moving.  I haven't bothered doing any special alignment or trickery for the comet.  The "L" was a bit off from the colour subs, but I couldn't see any noticeable problem from this.

Due to light pollution, I had given up on LRGB imaging, but I've recently come back to it.  Lots of practice with layer masks in the Gimp have made it possible to work wonders with the uneven filthy gradients that are produced.

Exposure:  L = 3 x 300s  1x1,   R = 5 x 180s 2x2,  G=3 x 180s 2x2,  B= 6 x 180s 2x2.    Total 57m

Equipment:  G3 16200,  EQ6,

Software:  CCDCiel, CCDStack, Gimp.

Thanks for looking.  Advice and comments very welcome.

Edited February 10, 2020 by don4l

[des anderson]

Stunning wide field image. Des