Object:	Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd RA = 10 hr 47.9 min; Dec = 66 deg 50 min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 03/20/2012 Runningman Observatory, Carlsbad, CA
Equipment:	Telescope: Takahashi Sky 90 (408 mm FL F4.5) Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters
Notes:	Exposures: 60 min lum; 30 min each of RGB FOV = 118 x 79 arc minutes Comet Garradd was making its way through a relatively dark and clear portion of the northeast sky in Ursa Major when this image was taken. Sources indicate that comet Garradd was 1.35 AU from earth with a magnitude of 7.6. Back to Images