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Linear Tracked

C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 6/24/00
Takahashi 4" FS 102
SBIG ST-7E
8 exposures of 60 seconds each, aligned on comet
Taken at ARGO, OR

Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) at left on 6/4/00 at 3:30 am PDT
15th mag galaxies MCG5-6-7, 5-6-8 in the circle at lower right
These galaxies are about 1 trillion times farther away than the comet
SBIG ST-7E and Takahashi 3" f/8
3 exposures of 2 minutes each
Taken at ARGO, OR