Celestial duet Between Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Andromeda Galaxy M31


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A wide field view of the winter sky shows a celestial duet between Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Andromeda Galaxy M31. The comet was crossing close to the galaxy on March 11, 2024. It was a challenging image as the comet was too low, close to the horizon and I only had 28 minutes to collect as much photons as possible. The image was taken from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, in São Lourenço do Barrocal, Portugal, with a 70-200mm lens set to 120mm. 

PT: Um amplo campo de visão revela um dueto entre o cometa 12P/Pons-Brooks e a galáxia de Andromeda M31. O cometa cruzou os céus próximo da galáxia a 11 de Março de 2024. Foi uma imagem desafiante porque o cometa estava muito baixo, perto do horizonte e eu só tive 28 minutos para colectar o máximo de fotões possível. A imagem foi obtida na região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, no São Lourenço do Barrocal, Portugal, com uma lente 70-200mm ajustada para 120mm.


Technical details | Detalhes Técnicos

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens set to 120mm at f/3.5 + Nikon D850 modified | ISO1600 – sub Exp. of 30 seconds in a total 56 images | Total integration: 28 minutes. Portable SW mount Star Adventure. Starry Sky Stacker, PixInsight 1.8.9-2, Photoshop CC 2024. Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, Reguengos de Monsaraz.

 

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