This animation of Comet 8P/Tuttle was taken from
Mudgee Observatory on the 9th January 2008.
It shows the rapid movement against the stars over
1 Hour and 26 Minutes (11:33pm to 01:10AM (DST)).  

Exposures: 26 x 90 Seconds. Camera: Canon 400D.
Telescope: 250mm f3.4  Takahashi Astrograph.

The file size is about 250kb so please be patient while all the frames load.

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