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VISUAL
REPORTS: "Comet Lulin is an easy target even
in a big city like Sao Paulo," reports Brazilian observer
William Souza on Feb. 27th. "This morning
I was able to observe a tail about 1/2-degree long using a pair
of 20x80 binoculars, and I photographed the
comet using my Canon
350D--no telescope required."
"Even
though all the hype around Comet Lulin dealt with its passing
by Saturn on Feb. 24th, the comet is still cruising through Leo
and has developed a very 'cometesque' tail. It makes a lovely
subject for photography," reports Jeff Greenwald
of Laramie, Wyoming. "I took this
picture on Feb. 27th through a gap in the clouds. It is a
2-minute exposure from my Canon
20D set at ISO 800."
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P-M Hedén,
Ĺlbo, Sweden
Feb. 27, 2009 |
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Wow, what a beautiful sight it was seeing comet Lulin from a dark sight. The view through the telescope was great and together with Regulus created they made a lovely celestial pair.
And before that I witness Venus through a snowfall and a setting crescent moon, a fantastic night a night to remember.
WO66, Canon 450D, 20mm Sigma, Canon Digital Rebel XT.
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Quanzhi Ye,
Picun Village, Guangdong, China
Feb. 24, 2009 |
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My friends of Guangdong Southern Cross Star Association and I went to a remote village for a good view of Comet Lulin on Feb. 24 and took this photo (I was on the left). Full story (in English) of this compaign may be read at http://yeiht.y234.cn/wordpress/?p=1555.
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Alessandro Dimai,
Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)
Feb. 28, 2009 |
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Wonderful sight of comet Lulin C/2007N3 and Regulus (Alfa Leonis) in the same field.
Left of the bright star is clearly visible the dwarf galaxy named "Leo A".
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Paul Mortfield,
Sierra Remote Observatories, California
Feb. 27, 2009 |
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Feb 27, 2009 at approx 11:50UT, California. Was interesting to see how the ion tail has changed sides from our Earth bound vantage point and is now visible on the same side as the dust tail. The image shows a bit of the ion tail appearing to the right of the pronounced dust tail. A big difference than several days ago. Perspective is everything, even with comets.
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Becky Ramotowski,
Tijeras, New Mexico
Feb. 27, 2009 |
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Comet Lulin has been a great show off lately.
This image is from February 27 as is zoomed by Regulus. The color difference of the the comet and the star are quite striking.
Nikon D70
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John Nassr,
Baguio, Philippines
Feb. 27, 2009 |
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An ion tail might be emerging in line and below the anti tail
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Marco Casonato,
Genoa, Italy
Feb. 24, 2009 |
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Comet Lulin coma analysis
Nikon D300
Williams Optics Megrez 110 ED
19 x 60" @ 1000 ISO
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more
images:
from
Daniele Cipollina of Arquata Scrivia (AL) - Italy; from
Rolando Ligustri using a remotely-controlled telescope in
New Mexico; from
Ginger Mayfield of Divide, Colorado; from
Pedro Re of central Portugal; from
Eric Walker of Brechin, Angus, Scotland; from
Markus Weber and Eva Seidenfaden of Trier, Germany; |
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