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Comet Holmes: November 22 to Present
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Photographerthomas backerLocationAuburn CA, USADate12-13-2007, 9:14pmEquipmentCanon 5D, 50mm f/1.4 lens @ f/1.4, ISO 1600, 15 sec exposure. No mount, (hence the blur).DescriptionI was hoping to get a meteor from the Geminids near the comet and fortunately I did. It is faint, but still I think looks pretty cool. And even better, double cluster is in the photo as well! |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USA.DateFeb. 29, 2008, 8:22 pm, CSTEquipmentCanon Rebel XTi with a 135mm Nikkor lens @ f/2.8 - 4, and a 4 minute exposure at ISO 800. Editing done in Canon Zoombrowzer with additional digital darkroom by Sean Walker.DescriptionI had seen a couple of amazing images of 17P/Holmes approaching NGC 1499 elsewhere on the web, and went out the first available clear night to capture the action. On the evenings of march 7th and 8th, comet 17P/Holmes will pass just "offshore" of "San Francisco!" |
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PhotographerAzhy Chato HasanLocationNorthern Iraq-ArbilCity-DateNov11.2007EquipmentNikon D50 - Nikkor 28-200mm lense with f.1.3,2- at 30 second exposure time. on a tripod |
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PhotographerAntonios PantelidisLocationFlorina city, GreeceDate1-21-2008EquipmentNikon d70, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 , 42 frames 30 sec each, ISO 1600.DescriptionComet Holmes meets Algol. |
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PhotographerJoseph ComeauLocationAlburgh, VTDate10-25, 10-28, 11-2, 11-11-2007Equipmentall LXD-55 10" F4 with SAC10 on 10-25 and 10-28 and canon XTI on 11-2 and 11-11-2007DescriptionThis photo is a mosaic of views of Comet Holmes in 2007 10/25 23:27 UT, 10/29 03:30 UT, 11/2 23:12 UT and 11/11 22:46 UT |
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PhotographerBashar MarkabawiLocationLake Havasu City, ArizonaDate12/12/2007. 1:30 AM.EquipmentWilliam Optics 80 mm doublet. Canon EOS 350XTI modified. Orion EQ3 mount motorized.DescriptionComposite of 10X30" pictures stacked with Deep Sky Stacker 3.0.5. The comet still a naked eye object. |
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PhotographerZbigniew ZEMBATYLocationIsrael, Negev DesertDateDecember 6th 2007, 4.15 amEquipmentCanon 30D with Sigma 30mm lens stopped down to f/2.8, exposure of 15 seconds.DescriptionAt Technion, Haifa, I had an opportunity to go to the Negev Desert and take a picture of 17P/Holmes. The sky was slightly illuminated by the waining Moon. |
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PhotographerFabiomassimo CastelluzzoLocationSant'Oreste (ITALY)Date19 nov 2007EquipmentNewton Skywatcher 250 f5 no eq6 Canon 350D Coma corrector BaaderDescriptionComet Holmes and Mirphak. 18X150 sec. Elab. Iris and Photoshop Manual guide with 70 900 refractor. |
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PhotographerJohn PaneLocationMarshall Township, PA, USA near PittsburghDate2007-12-12 20:32 ESTEquipmentCanon 40D and 200mm f/2.8L lens, Celestron CG-5 mount. Thirty-one 30-second exposures at f/5, ISO 1600.DescriptionThe coma had a diameter of more than 1.4 degrees along its longest axis, and a width of about one degree. NGC 1169, a magnitude 12.4 galaxy, can be faintly seen near the right edge of the coma. |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDateNov 30/Dec 1 2007EquipmentDSI II behind homebuilt6" f1.8 astrograph piggyback on 10"LX200RDescriptionThese two images were taken 4hours apart. The camera was tilted 41deg off N/S alignment so that the relative 1.9arcmin motion of the comet is horizontal to the viewer. Very little processing was used, save for increase saturation to highlight the subtle color shift of the inner comet. Whether a mysterious color diffraction/separation similar to that seen sometimes with the rings of Saturn or possibly a “cometbow” an interesting fact to consider is that the comet is very close to being opposite the sun. More than likely I’m just nuts but it makes a cool 3D picture |
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