Comet C/2005 B1 (Christensen)
Comet C/2005 B1 (Christensen)
Camera Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 (binned 2x2)
Scope Meade LX200, 10" f/6.3
Exposure 56½ minutes (113 x 30s) Location Winchester Observatory
Date 2005 April 16/17 Imager Walter MacDonald
Notes Magnitude 15.7 (ECU); there is a faint tail extending off at about 5 o'clock from the nucleus.
SAO 44901 is the bright star at top (magnitude 5.3).