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27. 01. 2007, 22:40

All images of McNaught comet made on the January 27/28 night were taken from the top of a mountain above the Refugio Jakob in Nahuel Huapi area (Patagonia). Mountains were for the majority of the night illuminated by the Moon, which was five days before the Fullmoon. This image was created from images still taken at twilight.
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Date27. 01. 2007
Time22:39 - 22:42 local time (02:39 - 02:42 UT, 28. 01. 2007)
PlaceNahuel Huapi, Patagonia, Argentina
CoordinateS 41° 11.34', W 71° 32.95', altitude 2014 m
OpticsTamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD (setting 75mm, ap. 2.8)
CameraCanon EOS 5D
Exposure5× 15 s (ISO 3200)
ProcessingComposition of 5 images, dark frame and flat-field images applied
Copyright© 2007 Miloslav Druckmüller
 


Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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