C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) - Across the Universe

Image Description and Details : On Charles Messier's birthday, I honored him by photographing comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) as it traveled through our solar system in constellation of serpens. Distance at time of recording was 281 Mio. km. I recorded the image from my Garden at Schwabach (Bavaria), Germany at Bortle 5 Class. Equipment: Telescope: Skywatcher 150/750 PDS Mount: Skywatcher EQ5-Pro Camera: QHY163C (Gain 120, Offset 50, -15°C) Guiding: ZWO ASI 120 MC-S, PHD2 Recordingsoftware: N.I.N.A Exposure: 138 x 30s Lights Total exposure time: 1,09 Hours 50 Darks, 30 Flats, 30 Darkflats Stacking: Astropixelprocessor Image Editing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom

Copyright: Michael Kraus