Comet Ikeya-Zhang   by   Richard Crisp

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The Comet sets shortly after the Sun...

And was linked to, on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (see "observers are")

Taken 03 March 2002 at Montebello Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara County, Ca.

Early evening, RA 01:07, Decl 02:54

20 x 10sec

 Equipment used: C14 with TV101 Piggybacked

                                   2488mm Focal length / f/7

                                  FLI IMG1024S Dream Machine @ -40Deg C

                                  Celestron f6.3 reducer

                                  AP1200GTO mount