Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin)



Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and a modified Canon 40D

At last a clear night again! 16 x 2 minute exposures @ 1600 ISO with the ASA and 40D. Between 20:36 en 21:12 UT 0n March 2, 2009. This is the complete field of 136 x 90 arcminutes.
The sky was quite dark, 19.6 on the SQM, a magnitude brighter than usual in spite of the first quarter Moon.



Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and a modified Canon 40D

4 x 2 minute exposures between 0:17 UT en 0:26UT on February 15, 2009. Modified Canon 40D @ 800 ISO. The moon was up and about 10 degrees below the comet.
The pictures were taken through the branches of some bushes because the comet was still very low.

Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and a modified Canon 40D

100% crop from the previous image.