Comet Wild/81P 2010-05-14
Comet Wild/81P 2010-05-14
Constellation: in Virgo
Location: Didsbury AB Canada
Imaging: C14 Hyperstar Canon 40D
Mount: CGE Pro
Guiding: SSAG Orion Short Tube 80
Exposure: 10x300 sec
Date: 2010-05-14
Software: Photoshop
Mag 9.3 Distance from Earth 0.823 AU Galaxy PGC-170325 can be seen in the comet coma This comet was made famous by the Stardust Mission that took samples of the cometary dust and returned them to earth.