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Comet Holmes (Oct. 24 - Nov. 7, 2007)
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PhotographerAdrian HuestisLocationStittsville ONDateOctober 27 2007 9:45 PMEquipment6" Dob with Canon Powershot A60.DescriptionComet Holmes is brilliant! It is so bright I only need a few seconds exposure and no tracking. Can't wait to see what this comet brings. |
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PhotographerGilbert MolinaLocationEl Paso, TXDate27 Oct 07 0130 hrsEquipmentPhoto taken with 8" Skyquest Dobsonian telescope and Sirius Plossi 25mm eyepiece. Camera used was a Minolta Dimage Z1 set on automatic and no zoom.DescriptionExtremely bright comet that can be seen with the simplest of binoculars even on a full moon night. No tail, but very fun to view nonetheless. |
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PhotographerDon GolkaLocationLacombe Alta CanadaDate03:07:35 UTC 27/10/2007EquipmentImage captured using a Skywatcher Pro 80ED with Meade DSI Pro piggybacked on a Celestron 10NGT AST mount.DescriptionFrom my location the core of the comet is not quite centralized. This is the fits heared info: EXPTIME = 53. / Total Exposure Time SNAPSHOT = 53 / Number of stacked images FOCALLEN = 600.00000000000000 / Focal Length OBSERVER = 'Don Golka' / Observer Name APTDIA = 80.000000000000000 / Aperture Diameter in mm TELESCOP = 'Sky Water Pro' / Telescope Model CCD-TEMP = 42.9 / CCD temp in F OBJECT = 'Holmes 17P' / Name of object INSTRUME = 'Deep Sky Imager Pro' / Imager Model TIME-OBS = '03:07:35' / UTC Time DATE-OBS = '27/10/2007' / UTC Date BSCALE = 1.0000000000000000 / BZERO = 0.00000000000000000 / INPUTFMT = 'FITS ' / Format of file from which image was read SWMODIFY = 'MaxIm DL Version 4.60' /Name of software that modified the image HISTORY Process Stretch HISTORY Process Stretch HISTORY Filter Unsharp Mask CBLACK = 0 /Initial display black level in ADUs CWHITE = 62183 /Initial display white level in ADUs PEDESTAL = 0 /Correction to add for zero-based ADU SWOWNER = 'Don Golka' / Licensed owner of software HISTORY Filter Remove Gradient |
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PhotographerEd SunderLocationFlintstone, GADate10/26/07 8:44EDTEquipmentMeade DSI Color/ 200s (100 x 2 second) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/leveled in PhotoshopDescriptionGamma adjusted to bring out detail, this image was taken with a 4.5" reflector using my Meade DSI Color. |
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PhotographerMichael BoschatLocationMy apartment balcony in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDateOctober 25, 2007 at 2255 UTEquipmentOlympus C-750 digital camera set at: 6 second exposure, f/3.2, 400 ISODescriptionComet P17 Holmes in light polluted sky with Full Moon present. |
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PhotographerP-M HedénLocationVallentuna, SwedenDate2007-10-24 20.00UTEquipmentCelestron NexStar11 GPS @ 4410mm, Canon Digital Rebel XTDescriptionA really nice surprise with Comet Holmes eruption, a different kind of view through the telescope. |
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PhotographerLaurent LavederLocationQuimper, Bretagne, FranceDate24 october, 2007, 9:00 PMEquipmentCanon 30D + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 close at 2.8. 6 s at 800 ISO on a tripod. Processed in DxO Optics, stitch in PTGui and refined in PhotoshopDescriptionHere is a picture of the "brand new" Comet Holmes. It is really an incredible object, like a new star in the middle of the thigh of Perseus. It's unbelievable to think that a few hours ago, this comet wasn't visible even with a good telescope, and now, it's easily visible with naked-eyes, even in a town! In fact, it's a great comet for Full Moon nights... At this address, you'll find higher resolution pictures of Holmes with and without the drawing of Perseus: http://www.pixheaven.net/galerie_us.php?id=13 http://www.pixheaven.net/galerie_us.php?id=20 |
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PhotographerMike I. JonesLocationAzle, TXDate1030PMEquipmentOrion 5" refractor, tracking GEM, Canon XTi, 10Mpix, ASA 100, 10 seconds. No post-processing other than cropping to 400x400.DescriptionBest exposure - shows central core object as well as asymmetric ejecta cloud. |
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PhotographerMircea RadutiuLocationBucharest, RomaniaDate26.oct.2007 20:09:59 UTCEquipmentCelestron C9.25", Nikon D40 prime focusDescriptionOne of the few good shots of te 17P comet I managed to take that evening under a hazy sky and the full Moon. |
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PhotographerMassimo CenedeseLocationVergiate, ItalyDate28 October 2007-22h-30'EquipmentAstro-Physics 155EDF /f7 SBIG ST10XE- Filter IDAS RGB. 1x1 10Micron QCI MountDescriptionComet Holmes |
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