November 4, 2018

Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma, 9:52:06 t0 10:18:21 UT, 11-03-2018

About the time I meant to stop imaging on Nov. 3, 2018, I noticed this comet on the SkySafari map and that Gemini, the comet's current location, was near zenith.  This is 24x60" of the comet through a CLS filter in front of the SXVF-H9. The telescope was the Synta-ONTC 8".  I could see the comet move between frames, which was pretty neat. The comet has an orbit of 38 years, so if you are >50, like I am, you may not want to miss it!

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