C2003 K4 LINEAR
These images of K4 Linear were taken with my SX MX5-16.  The first image is a 40min color image of the comet .  Alignment was done on the comet.  Image #2 is a Larson-Sekanina filtered image which highlights the jets moving away from the comet.  2 main jets and several smaller jets can be seen.    Image #3 was aligned on the stars and shows clearly that the come is moving SW through the sky and is moving rather quickly, several arc minutes over the 40min image period.


Image Details

Optics:
8"LX200 f3.3
Mount:        LX200 fork mount
Camera:
Starlight Xpress MX5-16
Filters:
Astronomik Type 2C                                                                                                                
Date:
 4 July 2004                                                                                                  
Location:  
Stark Bayou Observatory Ocean Springs, MS,  Limiting Mag 4.5
Exposure:
40:10:10:10  RGB BINNED 1X1
Notes:
 Unguided 60sec subexposures
Processing
 Calibrated, Combined, Processed with Astroart 3.0