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Movement of Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
This video shows the movement of Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) as it appeared on 27th January 2013. Although not a naked-eye object the comet was easily visible in my 12x80 finderscope under a full Moon.
I imaged this comet on 26th, 27th and 28th January and it became noticeably brighter during these three days alone. This video was made with the data from 27th January, taken through a clear filter. The comet was moving quite rapidly against the background sky. I measured the movement to be roughly 5 arcseconds per minute.
Link: Click to see a deeper stacked colour image of the comet
Video details:
Date: 27th January 2013
Exposure: 54 frames of 30 seconds each, 34 minutes in total @ -26C
Telescope: 10" Serrurier Truss Newtonian f/5
Camera: QSI 683wsg with Lodestar guider
Filters: Astrodon Clear E-Series Gen 2
Taken from my observatory in Auckland, New Zealand
