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PhotographerPeter BealoLocationPlaistow, NHDate102807 10PM EDTEquipmentAP6" f9 Starfire refractor, Mach1GTO mount, Canon Digital Rebel cameraDescription100ISO 30 sec exp. eyepiece projection. No processing other than cropping image |
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PhotographerBob MooreLocationThe Tree House Observatory Warwick, NYDate10/29/07 At 9:15 pmEquipmentR200ss 8" Newt., Starlight xpress MX716, Losmandy G11 mountDescriptionComet holmes as seen on Oct.29th from Warwick, NY |
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PhotographerPeder Raatz-PedersenLocationDenmarkDate2007-10-30 21:35EquipmentNikon D40x, Sky Watcher 80 ED Pro, EQ3-2, apprx. 2:30 of 15 sec. photos stacked.DescriptionComet 17P Holmes with a visible jet streaming from the core. |
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PhotographerThomas DzikiLocationQueens, NYDate10-29-07 - 12:30amEquipmentMeade LXD75-8SN on a German EQ mount with Nikon D70sDescriptionContrast adjusted image of Comet 17P/Homles on a clear night with a half moon out. |
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PhotographerGlenn SchaefferLocationSanta Fe, TXDate10/29/07 11:30 pm cstEquipment20" f/5 Obsession Telescope Tom Osypowski Duel Axis Equatorial Platform Canon 20D DSLRDescriptionThis is an enhanced image showing core features of Comet 17P/Holmes. See web address for more details. |
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PhotographerHaldun I. MenaliLocationQuincy, MADateOct 30, 2007 9:13 PM EDTEquipmentCanon Digital EOS XTi on tripod 75-300 mm zoom lens set at 75 mm f/5.6 ISO 1600, single 10 sec exposureDescriptionAn artistic wide-angle view of the comet from suburban skies! It still outshone delta Persei at visual magnitude of 2.8. |
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PhotographerRoger CarverLocationFlower Mound, TXDate2007.10.30 @ 0512 ZuluEquipmentCelestron 165mm f9 refractor w/ teleVue 20mm Type 2 and Canon A8 set f2.8 for 15 sec handheld.DescriptionWaited out the clouds to get a close up. |
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PhotographerHank RileyLocationNew Bedford, MA, USADateOctober 29, 2007 7:50 EDTEquipmentCanon Powershot A540 ISO 80, f 2.6, 15 seconds at max (4x) zoom setting. Enhanced for contrast and brightness; single image.Description(Resubmitting image in case there was a typo in time in previous submission) Taken with simple point and shoot digital camera among city sodium lamps. Comet at left; Marfak upper right, delta Perseus lower left. |
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PhotographerKevin WitmanLocationCochranville, PennsylvaniaDate10/28/2007 9:00pmEquipmentMeade LX50 10" SCT. Afocal projection using a SONY Cybershot DSC-W7 (supported camera in position at the eyepiece with a separate tripod.) ISO400, 20" exposure, f/4.5DescriptionCometary image resembles a bright planetary nebula larger in diameter than Jupiter at a similar magnification. The yellow colors that are apparent to the eye are not visible in this digital image. Distant star light is visible through the gaseous envelope especially near the enter of the comet. |
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PhotographerLewis ChiltonLocationNorthridge, California, USADate30 Oct 2007, 10:14 UTEquipmentCanon 30D at the prime focus of a TeleVue-102 on a Losmandy GM-8 mount; 20 sec. single exposure at ISO 800.DescriptionI used Photoshop Elements to emphasize the apparent dual nuclei and the planetary nebula-like coma ring. I've been observing comets since 1956 and never saw one like this! Extraordinary! |
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