I managed to detect this 11th magnitude comet last week from a dark site in the Wye Valley - but using only a 135mm telephoto lens on the front of my
Atik 16IC one-shot colour camera, on a tracking alt-az mount:
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File comment: My image from the Wye Valley on 24-Nov. 45x 45-sec using 16IC with Pentax 135mm lens at f/4.
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Then last night I had my "proper" comet-imaging system set up for
C/2017 O1, and after I'd done that (and re-set my polar alignment) I had a go at this comet from home. With the bright moonlight I was expecting it to be a struggle, but in fact it showed up on my first 90-sec image. This is what I ended up with after re-alignment and stacking:
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File comment: The comet from Bolton on 29-Nov. 32x 90-sec using MX716 on C8 at f/3.3
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