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John Ashley
Kitt Pk. National Observatory, AZ, USA
04/06/2024
08:35 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon Z9 with 70-200 f2.8 lens (at 200mm in DX mode). Camera settings for each frame: 5 sec f2.0 ISO 6,400.

Post-processing Details:

Noise reduction and color correction in Adobe Bridge, overlay and masking in Photoshop.

Image Details:

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks sets over Kitt Peak National Observatory Saturday night after dusk. Fifteen individual frames photographed at one-minute intervals and masked/stacked together.