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PhotographerMike BormanLocationEvansville, Indiana, USADateOctober 28, 2007EquipmentTelevue 102iis refractor, Televue 2X Powermate, Canon 20Da DSLR, Losmandy G11 mount.DescriptionCombined a 15 sec. exposure of the comet to show the inner coma detail, with a 40 sec. exposure that shows the yellow coma and green halo, to create this composite. |
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PhotographerWarren WolfeLocationPleasant View, TNDate10/30/2007 9:31pm CSTEquipment10" Meade RCX400. Canon Rebel XTi Prime. 1-25 second image.DescriptionComet Holmes imaged from TN |
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PhotographerRandall BuchwaldLocationHarken Observatory - Pewaukee, WIDate30-Oct-2007 about 2:00UTEquipment12" Meade LX200GPS at Harken Observatory (Pewaukee, WI Library) with F6.3 telecompressor. StellaCamIII video camera operating in 4 frame integration mode. Approximately 1500 frames combined using Registax4.DescriptionApparent shell structure with brighter/denser outer ring (looking through thicker outer edges of expanding sphere). Inner bright area non-symetric with nucleus. Large expanse required use of telecompressor for wider field. Photo by Scott Berg and Randy Buchwald |
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PhotographerPat BLocationFairlawn, VaDate10/31/2007 12:30amEquipment6" Orion Astroview reflector, EQ mount, Meade Deep Sky Imager, 5 sec exposure. Nice cold, clear night - great conditions, other than the moon coming up.DescriptionWell, it's a little over exposed but isn't that two objects in the center? I took several shots that showed the same thing. |
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PhotographerJohn RuthroffLocationCarmel, IndianaDate31 October 2007 1107ZEquipment12" LX200 GPS at f/10, SBIG ST-9 cameraDescriptionBlack and white image of Comet Holmes. Compare with the false-color image to follow. |
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PhotographerChris BosshardLocationGossau ZH SwitzerlandDate31.10.2007 / 21:45-22:30EquipmentWilliam Megrez 90mm, Imaging Source Firewire Camera, German mount. 40x7.5s averaged and stacked with Astro IIDC.DescriptionTried again to capture comet Holmes tonight. The condition were much better than during my first try on the 28th. The comet expands furhter, it will be interesting to see how it develops from here. |
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PhotographerCalvin HillLocationGrand Prairie, TexasDate10/30/07 8:25CSTEquipment10" LX200 f/6.3 Starlight Xpress HX916, .75 secs, broadband light pollution filterDescriptionQuick shot of Comet Holmes before a light cloud cover, a visually amazing object. |
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PhotographerMaciej CzepitaLocationSzczecin, PolandDate28 October 2007, 18:00 GMTEquipmentSoligor 6" MT-750 Newtonian reflector at f/4.9, Canon PowerShot A420 digital cameraDescriptionA single 1 second exposure of Comet 17P Holmes taken on 28 October 2007 using a Canon Power Shot A420 digital camera set to ISO 400 coupled to a 6 inch Newtonian reflector. I was fortunate to have at the time of the exposure the Moon entirely covered by clouds and the comet as well as the rest of the sky completely free. |
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PhotographerSimone BolzoniLocationBusto Arsizio (Va) - ItalyDate26th October 2007, 20.31 UTEquipmentMeade S-C 8" f/10 and Canon 350DDescriptionThe recent outburst of the comet 17P/Holmes, in an image taken under a very cloudy sky, and with nearly close full Moon. |
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PhotographerElizabeth WarnerLocationCollege Park, MDDate2007-10-31 ~04:27, 05:43 UTEquipmentCanon20Da at ISO800 prime-focus on AP 152mm f/9 refractor. Two 30 sec exp taken about 75 minutes apart.DescriptionAnimation shows motion of comet over 75 minutes. |
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