[BAA Comets] C/2013 US10 (Catalina) this morning

[Nick James]

Morning all,

As forecast the sky cleared around 2am after rain and the transparency 
was very good this morning at 5. The Moon is getting closer to the comet 
but it is now only a thick crescent so is becoming less of a problem. 
Since the comet is still too low for my main telescope I drove to a dark 
site east of Chelmsford and set up there.

At around 5:30 I had set up my imaging equipment (Canon EOS550D + 200mm, 
f/2.8L lens on a Vixen Sphinx mount) and so started searching with 10x50 
bins. The comet was definitely easier to see in the bins than my last 
chance a week ago but the conditions were a lot better.

This image is a stack of 22 x 30s exposures from 05:41 - 05:54 not 
tracked on the comet. The dust trail and gas tail show up nicely.

http://www.nickdjames.com/2013US10/2013us10_20151204_0554_ndj.jpg

Nick.