Comet 103P / Hartley in Perseus

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Comet 103P/Hartley skims the Cassiopeia and Perseus border, passing by IC1848 and IC1805 (nebulosity in Casseiopeia), and the Double Cluster (NGC884 and NGC869) in Perseus.

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Date/Time:    8 Oct. 2010, 22:40
Location: Vanishing Point Observatory (OCA Anza Site)
Scope/Lens: Borg 125EDF2.8 @ f/3.3
Camera: Mitsuboshi 6x9 Vacuum Astrocamera
Mount: Losmandy Titan 50
Guider: Borg 45ED / SBIG STV (guiding on stars)
Media: Medium format Kodak E200, +3 push
Exposure: 1x10 min.