Comet 73P-C: Schwassmann-Wachmann 29/04/06 - Eric Walker

A magnitude 8.5 comet near the constellation of Coma Bernices. This is the "main" comet fragment (C) which is very easy to observe using only binoculars. Its approximate location at the time of imaging (23:12h UT, 27.04.06) was RA: 16h 15.7m, Dec: 30.3°. Optics: Meade LX50 8" SCT with f/3.3 focal reducer CCD Camera: Meade DSI Pro with Meade AutoStar Envisage software, unguided Exposure: L (no UV filter): 32 images (minimum 20% quality vs reference), 5 seconds each, 160 seconds total (imaging session 328 seconds) Image Processing: FITS Liberator in Adobe Photoshop CS, Neat Image to "smooth" www.astrophotos.plus.com