Object:	Comet ISON C/2012 S1 RA = 11h 18m 48s, Dec = +5 deg 31 min 30 sec
Date & Site:	Imaged on 11/02/13; Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego, CA Imaged from 4:15 to 5:45 am DST
Equipment:	Telescope: TEC 140mm Refractor (f/7 980 mmfl) Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters;
Notes:	Exposures: Six 5-minute exposures through RGB filters for a total of 90 minutes. When this image was taken, ISON was approx 175 million km from earth coursing through the Constellation Leo Estimated visual magnitude: 8.23. Click Here to see an image of Comet ISON taken hours after it brightened from 8th to 6th magnitude from my backyard observatory Back to Images