Exposure Data

• Instrument: Nikkor 200mm f/4 telephoto lens
• F/stop: 4.0
• Exposure: 7 minutes + 1 minute
• Camera: Modified Nikon D70 Digital SLR
• Sensitivity: ISO 1600
• Exposure start: 22:08 MEZ
• Date: January 8th, 2005
• Location: Ebenwaldhöhe, Lower Austria
• Conditions: Visual limiting magnitude 6.0 mag, seeing 5, temperature +7°C, strong wind, low humidity
• Autoguider: unguided
• Enhancement: Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0, SGBNR 1.0.4
• Notes: The short exposure was used to substitute the saturated comet's core of the long shot. An upcoming weather front prevented further exposures.