Comet Encke and Ome Pisces

Comet Encke and Ome Pisces on Feb 16, 2017 00:54 UT. 16×30 sec @ ISO 200, TV-85 at F/5.6, Canon T3, Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD.

Not much to look at here.  Comet Encke was next to one of the brighter stars in Pisces and deep in the muck and haze of LP and poor transparency skies.   I was lucky to get even this much.

Here’s just the comet centered in a close crop that excludes the bright star:

Comet Encke. 16×30 sec @ ISO 200 plus 4×30 sec @ ISO 100, Televue TV-85 at F/5.6, Canon T3, Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD.

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