Comet Linear (C/1998 M5): March 14/15, 1999

This movie is composed of 123 frames.
Each frame was exposed 45sec and taken at intervals of 135 secs.
The images were made with the telescope tracking turned off,
thus recording the apparent motion of the comet in the sky.

The first frame was made at 08:22 UT and the final frame at 12:56UT, March 15;
00:22 - 04:56 local (Pacific Standard) time.

The celestial North Pole is to the left and below the image.
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Link to Elgin Observatory, CCD Image Index
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