The Blue Comet Meets the Blue Sisters APOD 2/12/2018

Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) passes by the 'Seven Sisters' or more commonly known as the Pleiades Star Cluster between 7:16pm and 8:33pm PST 2/3/2018.

This image was featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day 2/12/2018! apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180212.html

Comet C/2016 R2 has been quite the interesting comet with it's very deep blue tail and faint green coma. In this image the blue hue of it's tail makes it seem almost as if it's a part of the Pleiades since it closely resembles their color, however the comet being located close to Earth in our Solar System is only 348.2 million km or 19.36 light minutes away while the Pleiades are around 430 light-years distant.

Technical Info:

15x300" Light at 1600ISO
15x Dark
20x Bias

Camera: Canon 6D Hutech UV/IR Mod
Telescope: William Optics Star 71 Astrograph
Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
Guide Scope: Orion Mag Mini With SSAG

Capture Software: Backyard EOS
Stacking: Deep Sky Stacker
Processing: Photoshop CC

Date: 2/3/2018 7:16pm - 8:33pm PST
Location: Los Padres National Forest, CA

Taken on: February 5, 2018

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