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Comet C/2004 Q2 with M45

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This is another image of comet C/2004 Q2 Machholz with M45 (Pleiades cluster). This image isn't quite as sharp as the other, but clearly shows the comet's tail reaching across in to M45.

It is interesting to compare this image to the other in this gallery from the 5th January. This is rotated differently (90 degrees anti-clockwise) but you can see the movement of the comet against the background of M45 between the two images.
Camera:Pentax SP1000
Aperture:F/4
Date:6th January 2005
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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