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Photographer,
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Images |
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Helmut
Groell,
Moers, Germany
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
more |
Now
I have an animated GIF-File of Holmes with our moon to compare
it in size. |
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Frank
Freestar8n,
Hudson Valley, NY, USA
Oct. 31, 2007 |
#1,
more |
This
tail is pretty faint, but it shows clearly here. I started
imaging this comet a few days ago with my c11 at f/10. Then
f/4.5. Now I'm using Hyperstar at f/1.8 and the field still
isn't big enough. This is from 75 1-minute shots with c11
at f/1.8 using SXVF-H9c camera. Processed in ImagesPlus, with
some adaptive LR to enhance - but the tail is directly visible
in the stack. UT 20071031 04:00 |
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Martin Mc Kenna,
Maghera, Co.Derry, N. Ireland Oct. 29, 2007 |
#1,
#2, more |
Hi Tony
Here are a few recent images of Holmes with a firework which suddenly appeared in the same shot which I thought has a nice Halloween theme. Also a few others of the comet taken from the countryside.
Fujifilm S5600 5.1MP at ISP800 15 sec/
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Chris
Cook,
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Oct. 29, 2007 |
#1,
more |
This
is an animation of Comet Holmes over two nights. It shows
the expansion of the gas/dust shell. Both images were taken
with a SV80S apo refractor and SBIG ST-8E CCD camera. |
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Mikkel
Steine,
Blaker, Norway
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
#2, more |
I
tried for the comets tail and was successful. What a wonderful
and strange comet. Spectacular. Outer shell (the faintest
level) is easily visible in my 14x100 binoculars. |
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Mohammad Javad Fahimi,
Kerman,Iran Oct. 27, 2007 |
#1 |
Canon EOS 400D,800 ISO,5S Exposure
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Andrew
Cooper,
Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
more |
Watching
the coma expand night after night has been fascinating.
Sequence of four frames taken each night with a Canon 20Da
and 90mm APO. Each frame a stack of 25 10sec exposures processed
identically. |
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Jean-Christophe
Dalouzy,
Caen, Normandy, France
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
#2, |
I
took his picture last night near Caen, France. I use a FSQ
106 with 350 Baader. Exposure was 11 x 30 seconds at 800
ISO. It is a very nice comet ! |
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Pieter Ibelings,
Dekalb-Peachtree Airport KPDK
Atlanta, GA Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
#2 |
Comet 17P/Holmes was as bright as nearby stars. It was a very easy target even with all the city lights. Comet was photographed from the observation deck of the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport KPDK in Atlanta. Nikon D200, 18-200mm VR AFS
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Nicholas
M Guydosh,
Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, NY, near Binghamton, NY.
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1 |
I
am a staff member of the Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, NY.
This is a composite of two exposures of Comet Holmes. The
15 second exposure details the inner coma, and the 2 minute
exposure details the fainter haze outside the familiar inner
coma "disk". Both images used a 300mm camera lens at f/5.6
on a Canon Rebel XT camera body at ISO 1600. The camera
was mounted "piggy-back" on a 3.5" Questar telescope that
was used to track the object. Sky conditions were a bit
hazy with noticeable light pollution. |
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Eugene
Miller,
Rooftop in Brooklyn, New York, 6:30AM
Oct. 31, 2007 |
#1,
#2,
#3,
#4,
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While
photographing Comet Holmes a jet aircraft flew right through
it! What a lucky flightpath. The sky was clear and the constellation
Perseus and Comet Holmes were all very bright. As an added
bonus a brilliant Moon was high in the sky and to the east
Venus shone brightly at daybreak. Photo details: Canon EOS
Digital Rebel XT camera, 400 ASA, 75-300mm lense (Comet
Holmes and Moon), 18-55mm lense (Venus), 15s exposure, f=5.6
(for comet photos), for Moon 1/125s exposure at f=5.6, for
Venus 1/4s exposure at f=3.5, all photos with tripod and
remote shutter release and manual focus. |
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Elizabeth
Warner,
College Park, MD
Oct. 31, 2007 |
#1,
more |
Although
not spectacular like McNaught, Holmes has its own unique
charms! I stayed most of the night at the campus observatory
to get these pics and have to be back at work shortly. But
it was well worth it! Details: Canon 20DA ISO 800, 152mm
f/9 refractor, 2x30s shots about 75 minutes apart (12:27,
01:43 EDT) |
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Teri
Smoot,
New Mexico Skies, Mayhill NM
Oct. 30, 2007 |
#1,
more |
I
have been following this comet since the evening of the
24th. I've taken images every evening since then and combined
them into a montage showing the position and size. |
more
images (Oct. 30-31): from
David Strange of the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Devon, UK;
from
Rob Kantelberg of Sint-Oedenrode, the Netherlands; from
Joerg Schuenemann of Kiel, Germany; from
Donald A. Kocsis of Tucson, Arizona; from
John McClintock of Johnsville, Ohio; from
Erika Rix of Zanesville, Ohio; from
Terry Lutz of Plymouth, Ohio; from
Alin Tolea of Baltimore, MD; from
Tom Davis of Salisbury, NC; from
Ralph Pass of Merrimack College Observatory, North Andvoer,
Massachusetts; from
Roberto Garofalo & Fabrizio Marchi of TREVISO - ITALY;
from
Dr Armando Lee of Martinville Subdivision, Las Pinas City,
Metro Manila, The Philippines; a
sketch from Rok Vogrincic of Slovenia; from
Catalin Fus of Alexandria, Teleorman, Romania; from
Chris Jones of Tularosa, New Mexico; from
Frans Kerren of Venlo Netherlands; from
Reza Amini Nejad of Arak, Markazi, Iran; from
Francisco A. Rodriguez Ramirez of MontaƱa Cabreja Observatory
MPC J45 Gran Canaria - Canary Islands; from
Ingo Scholtes of Lampaden, Germany; from Patrice Arnaudet
of Mery sur oise, France;
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