Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1)

  • Location: Stone Reservoir Campground, Stone, Idaho
  • Date: March 4, 2012
  • Time: 5:15 – 6:41 AM MST
  • Camera: Self Modified 400D, nothing over sensor
  • Optics: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L Non-IS Camera Lens at f/4.0
  • Focus Method: Bahtinov Mask
  • Mount: Celestron CG-5GT
  • Guiding: PHD Polar Aligned & Guiding
  • Autoguider: Starlight Xpress CoStar CMOS
  • Guidescope: 50 mm Finderscope
  • Tracking: Guiding done on comet nucleus
  • Exposure: 10 X 8 min (1.33 hours)
  • ISO: ISO 800
  • Temp: 28 F
  • Wind: 1-2 mph
  • Stacking: MaxDSLR, MaxIm DL
  • Processing: Photoshop