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PhotographerPeter PongLocationSan Jose, CADate11/2/07 at 11:49 PM (PDT)EquipmentPhotographed with a Meade DSI camera and an Orion Argonaut 150-mm Maksutov-Cassegrain scope, on an Orion SkyViewPro equatorial mount.DescriptionA view of Comet Holmes, as photographed from my urban backyard in San Jose, California. |
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PhotographerMassimo CenedeseLocationVergiate ( ITALY)Date2-11-2007EquipmentTakahashi FSQ 106 Canon 20Da+filter IDAS LPS 2" 10 Micron QCI 60x 60sDescriptionComet 17/P Holmes-2-11-2007 |
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PhotographerPeter O'BrienLocationDerry, NH USADate11/07/07EquipmentDSI Pro II behind homebuilt 6" f1.8 astrographDescriptionLet your eyes cross and focus on the blob in the middle. These two (1sec)images were taken 87 min appart. The relative motion of the comet against the background creates a dramatic lifting off of the comet from the page |
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PhotographerMassimo CenedeseLocationVergiate (Italy)Date2 Nov 2007 22h/23,15hEquipmentTakahashi FSQ 106 Canon 20Da+Filter Idas LPS 60x20s cad. 10 Micron QCIDescription17/P Holmes 2-11.2007 |
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PhotographerMassimo CenedeseLocationVergiate (Italy)Date3 Nov 2007 h 22.30EquipmentAstrophysics 155 f7 Sbig ST10XE 10 Micron QCI Filters: IDAS CRGB 20x 60s CRGB 1x1DescriptionLuminance with Rotational Gradient (Larson Sekanina -10°) RGB with Local Adaptive Filter Maxim- Photoshop CS2 |
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PhotographerCarl ChristensenLocationSalinas, CADate11-2-07 10 p.m. PDTEquipmentC-8, f 3.3 focal reducer, DSI camera, 100 one-second exposuresDescriptionComet Holmes from our backyard between Salinas and Monterey, California. |
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PhotographerTodd VanceLocationnear Marriottesville, MDDate11/03/07 at 6:26pmEquipmentCanon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, prime focus with a Celestron C6-R 6in doublet refractor, 1200mm focal length (f/8). 29 exposures, each 10 seconds at ISO-1600, stacked in MLUnsold's ImagePlus.DescriptionNote the small faint tail-like structure going to the right and a little down from the nucleus. |
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PhotographerPaola Battaglia and Filippo RiccioLocationVarzi, Near Passo del Giovà, Apennine mountains, ItalyDate2007-11-02 20.00 UTCEquipmentVixen R200SS 200mm f/4 with coma corrector, Canon EOS 20Da, EQ6 Synscan. 3x5min at ISO 800 plus 2x5min at ISO 100. Processed with IRIS and Photoshop Elements.DescriptionComet 17P/Holmes. A faint ion tail is visible on the left. |
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PhotographerRobert Arn; Shae Trumpy; Rachel TrumpyLocationRequarth's Observatory, Millikin University, Decatur, ILDateNov 3, 2007 12:30amEquipmentParallax Instruments 20" Ritchey-Chrétien, F/8.1, Canon Rebel XTI, ISO-1600, 7x30 seconds, Processed with Registax, MaxIm DL, Microsoft Digital Image SuiteDescriptionClose-up image of Comet Holmes. Able to see a very short tail. |
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PhotographerLorenzo ComolliLocationTradate, VA, ItalyDate1-2 november 2007, RGB 2.46 (2 nov) - 23.21 (1 nov) - 20.34 (1 nov) UTEquipmentTech details: Schmidt Camera 300mm f/2.0 + CCD from a light polluted city. 1-2 november 2007, RGB 2.46 (2 nov) - 23.21 (1 nov) - 20.34 (1 nov) UT. Total exposure 3h46m, in frames of RGB 30:60:120 s each. Central dust coma elaboration with Larson-Sekanina 10°. North is up.DescriptionThe comet tail is fan-shaped, with an aperture of about 90°. This is due to the small angle of the tail respect our line of sight (about 17°). The tail is best visible with a blue filter. The tail components are at position angles between 165° and 270°, extending from the optocenter at least 1°. The dust coma is 11' diameter and the gas coma is about 42'. |
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