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RICHARD COFER

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Comet McNaught January 12, 2007 image

Comet McNaught January 12, 2007


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Taken with a Canon 350D and a Stellarvue 85 mm ED refractor. Televue 0.8X reducer used. 1/30 second at ISO 200. Losmandy GM-8 mount. Taken from Nevada City, CA January 12, 2007. Even though the comet was near the horizon and dimmed by horizon haze, it was plainly visible to the naked eye.