Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

Comet 168P/Hergenrother

15-May-2026 09:00 ADT 15-May-2026 12:00 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


Comet 168P/Hergenrother, 6-Oct-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D, modified
ISO: 400
Frames: 12 @ 5m0s
Total Exposure: 60m
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
Distance: 0.44 AU