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| Date: | 2nd March 2009 |
| Scope: | ZS66 + 0.8X Flattener |
| Camera: | Atik 16ic + Astronomik CLS Filter |
| Exposure: | 12X120secs |
| Guiding: | K3 - ED80 - Modified Toucam SC3 - EQ6 Pro |
| Location: | Bromley, Kent. |
| Comments: | Comet Lulin (official designation C/2007 N3 (Lulin)) is a non-periodic comet. It was discovered by Ye Quanzhi and Lin Chi-Sheng from Lulin Observatory. It peaked in brightness and arrived at perigee for observers on Earth on February 24, 2009, at magnitude +5,and at 0.411 AU from Earth. My image of Lulin was taken approximately 1 week after its nearest approach to Earth. The animation represents 12 X 2min exposures. |