Comet C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao) on Feb 9, 2008

Comet C/2008C1 (Chen-Gao) was passing through a beautiful star field with several small clusters when these images were taken. It showed up quite well through the eyepiece of Paul's 14 inch dob. The comet was in Cassiopeae. Estimated brightness is around magnitude 13.

Comet C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao) on Feb 9, 2008