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Comet C/2004 Q2 (MachHolz) and the Pleiades on January 08, 2005

Comet C/2004 Q2 (MachHolz) on January 08, 2005. Lower right image was taken through the 6-inch telescope. The other images, also recorded with the StellaCam II, were through 8.5 mm, 35 mm, and 50 mm lenses piggy-backed on the telescope. The faintest stars visible in the 50 mm image are magnitude 10.5 to 11.0.