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Observer: David Hanon
Location: Ringgold, Georgia
Date: April 10, 1996 00:15 UT
The image is a 2 min exposure with 180mm f/2.5 lens and ST-8 ccd camera. The mean time of the exposure was 00:15 UT on 4/10/96. I suspect the artifact in the upper left of the tail is a reflection of Venus from one of the elements of the lens.
David Hanon
Ringgold, GA USA
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