Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) and Arcturus

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Photographer:

Marion Haligowski

Location of Photo:

Lancaster, PA

Date/Time of photo:

January 2, 2016

Equipment:

Canon 70D and a Canon 200 mm f/2.8L lens

Description:

Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) is seen on the morning of January 2, 2016. This image was taken the day after its closest approach to the red star of 1/2 of a degree. The image was made of 30 twenty second exposures. (Canon 70D, Canon 200 mm f/2.8L lens @ f/3.2, ISO 800). The images were stacked using Nebulosity with tracking on an iOptron Sky Tracker.

Website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/