Did I accidentally find Comet 130P-Hartley?

[virtualpilot45]

I was just looking over some old photos I took last year, before I got my telescope but was into random night sky astrophotography, and I think while taking a picture of Capella, I took a picture of it. On the other hand, it may be behind The Most Inconvenient Leaf In The World.

[Photosbykev]

I found it once last year and managed this image but at the time I didn't even know what polar alignment was so the star trailing was awful lol

[Tadakun]

OP I don't see which object you are looking at in your photo. the object directly below the power line?

[iamjulian]

It should be about magnitude 13 by now, so judging by the lack of faint stars in your image, I'd have to say it's unlikely to be showing in your photo. But I could be completely wrong

Edit: Oops, I didn't notice that you said this was an old image. Perhaps you did get it, though I'd have thought more stars would have to be showing up for you to get the comet. Were you aware of the comet at the time?

[virtualpilot45]

Sort of, but I didn't have any way of checking where it was I don't think...