Comet C2009/P1 Garradd

25 Oct 2011  19:17 - 19:31 hours EDST

At the time this image was taken, Garradd was 2 AU distant and had brightened to 7.9 magnitude. 

15.5 magnitude galaxy PGC 60684 is visible at 11 O-clock.  60684 is 290 million LY distant

Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/5.87
SBIG ST8-XME camera with AO-8 adaptive optics
40 15-second exposures, binned 2 X 2, cooled to -20C, guided at 2 Hz

Wishing Star Observatory     hgp