tCOMETARY ENCOUNTER
Gerald Rhemann
Comets ASASSN (C/2018 N2) and
260P/McNaught appear to almost cross
tails in this ultra-rare conjunction on
the evening of September 8, 2019.
DETAILS:Astro Systeme Austria ASA
12-inch f/3.6 Newtonian Astrograph with
Finger Lakes Instrumentation MicroLine
ML16200 CCD camera. Total exposure:
50 minutes through LRGB fi lters.qNORTHERN GLOW
Barry Burgess
Ursa Major above and hay bales below
frame faint greenish auroral curtains
in Hants County, Novia Scotia, on the
evening of September 1, 2019.
DETAILS:Canon EOS 6D DSLR with
20-mm f/1.8 Rokinon lens at f/2.5. Total
exposure: 30 seconds at ISO 3200.GALLERY
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