Photo Gallery:
2006-2007 appearance of Comet McNaughtComet McNaught
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PhotographerKevin CollinsLocationAmherst, MassachusettsDateJan 10, 2007 at 5:15 PM ESTEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel at the Prime Focus of a Televue 85 f/7 (600mm fl) APO. 1/4 second shutter at ISO 200.DescriptionThe comet, to the unaided eye had a core approaching the magnitude of Mercury and a tail almost 2 degrees long! |
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PhotographerAdrian HuestisLocationOttawa ON CanadaDate5:25 PM ESTEquipmentCanon A60 digital camera, hand held shotDescriptionYou can make out the head and tail in this shot. Nice bright comet that stayed above the horizon for a good amount of time. |
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PhotographerMike McLoughlinLocationKings Mountain, NCDateJan 10 2007, 18:09 ESTEquipmentCanon 20D, 70-200 w/1.4x @ 280mm, ISO400, 1/20 sec, f8.DescriptionComet McNaught in the twilight - wish it was higher! |
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PhotographerTom KillgoreLocationOwasso, OKDateJan 10, 2006 5:52pm CSTEquipmentPanasonic FZ30 with Olympus TCON-17 teleconverter for an equivalent focal length of 714mm. Mounted on a Bogen tripod, remote shutter release. ISO 80, f3.7, 1/13s.DescriptionTaken from my backyard in Owasso (near Tulsa, OK). The previous evening I watched Comet McNaught from my rooftop as it went all the way down to the ground - even after the nucleus was below the horizon I could see the tail sticking up. |
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PhotographerDiego MeozziLocationTrevignano Romano (Italy)Date17:35 UTEquipmentNikkor 300mm f/2,8 Ai-S lens with 1.4x Nikon Teleconverter Nikon D200 digital camera Exposure 1.3s @ ISO 200DescriptionThe comet was caught while it was very low on the WSW horizon, from lake Bracciano, about 30 miles north of Rome (Italy) |
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PhotographerGary W. KronkLocationSt. Jacob, IllinoisDate2007 January 10.02EquipmentCanon Digital Rebel 300mm telephoto Camera set at 100ASA and 0.5-second exposureDescriptionComet is just entering the horizon haze about 35 minutes after sunset. |
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PhotographerIslandia GeomaticsLocationReykjavik, Iceland (N 64.1291°, W 21.9193°)Date9 January 2007, 17:17:40 UTCEquipmentTripod mounted Sony DSC-H5, Focal Length: 34.9 mm, Exposure Time: 0.125 s (1/8), Aperture: f/3.5, ISO equiv: 320.DescriptionComet C/2006 P1 McNaught over Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. Bessastadir - the residence of the President of Iceland is also visible at the bottom of the photo. In the middle there is a small airplane. The photo is taken from Perlan in Reykjavik, Iceland with GPS coordinates: N 64.1291°, W 21.9193°. |
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PhotographerTunç TezelLocationnear Bolu, TurkeyDate9th January 2007, 1720 GMT+2EquipmentCanon EOS 300D DSLR at ISO 100, 135 mm f/3.5 lens, Adobe Photoshop composite of 12 pictures with exposures of 0.5 seconds each.DescriptionThe comet is brightening explosively. Now it is a close match for Venus in brightness. Tomorrow, who knows? The composite could have been possible with less pictures, maybe 6, but I had only one chance and to make a good composition, I had to take another 6 of them. |
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PhotographerMila ZinkovaLocationSan Francisco,CaliforniaDate01/09/07EquipmentCanon XTI, 300 mm lensDescriptionWhat a difference a day could make. Tonight the comet was much brighter, the tail was much longer and we were able to observe her for a longer time. The pictures were taken with Canon XTI, 300 mm lens and automatic landscape setting. |
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PhotographerMatthew NewbyLocationDanvers, MADate1/9/2007 4:50pmEquipmentCanon 10D DSLR, Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS USM lens, tripod mounted.DescriptionComet McNaught setting behind the trees at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers, MA, 1/9/2007, 4:50pm. |
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