Comet Holmes
17P/Holmes

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Optics: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens at f/4.5
Mount: Orion AstroView Equatorial Mount with EQ-3M Dual Axis Electronic Drives
Camera: Canon EOS 40D [ unmodified ]
Exposure: 5 minutes [ 10 x 30 seconds ] at ISO 400
Accessories:
Location: Ontario, CA
Date December 9, 2007
Notes: Processing: Image acquisition with Canon EOS Utility. Dark and flat frame calibration, align, and combine with ImagesPlus 3.0. Levels, curves, and unsharp mask in Photoshop.

This is a short exposure of only 5 minutes from my light-polluted backyard.

Click the image for a larger version (1800 x 1200, ~1.8 MB).