Comet C2007N3 Lulin

25 Jan 09, 05:50 hrs - Astronomical dawn begins at 06:00 hrs.  And the temperature is 3°F

7.7 magnitude comet Lulin is moving from left to right in these two consecutive images taken approximately 5 minutes apart.  Zenith is up.

Meade 14" LX200GPS
Meade DSI III Pro, unguided, binned 2 X 2, 30 sec exposures.  5 exposures for the first image and 17 for the second image, but only 2 or 3 from each set were usable.

Wishing Star Observatory     hgp