The "False Comet" of Scorpius
Date: April 1, 2000
Camera: Minolta Maxxum 7000i
Lens: 70-210mm@210mm @f4
Telescope:Meade LX10
Duration: 5 minutes piggybacked on LX10, unguided
Film: Kodak Gold 400
Site: Little Blair Valley (Anza Borrego Desert, Southern
California)
Notes/comments: This is the very bottom (southern) portion of
Scorpius just as the stinger starts curling from the body. The prominent
cluster is known as the "Jewel Box".
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