Comet 15P/Finlay: an image (10 Feb. 2015)
Comet 15P/Finlay: 10 Feb. 2015
Comet 15P/Finlay was observed again with the robotic Virtual Telescope facility, using a short and lately rare clear moment, after weeks of bad weather.
The image above comes from the average of seven, 90-seconds unfiltered exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The telescope tracked at the apparent rate of the comet. The 3×3 binning was used, providing a scale of 1.8″/pixel.
Comet 15P/Finlay was discovered discovered in 1886 by William Henry Finlay (Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)
Support The Virtual Telescope Project!
Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE, hi-quality image of the record-setting 27 July 2018 total lunar eclipse above the Colosseum and many more pictures, specifically made for supporters like you!
