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File: Comet Lulin

Galactic_John

by John Chumack Here is a shot showing comet Lulin taken with a Canon rebel Xsi & canon 75-300mm set to 280mm @ F5.6, ISO 400 for a 16 minute exposure( 4x 4minute subs) captured from my observatories in Yellow Springs, Ohio

on Mon, Mar 2 2009
File: Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin

Alex_Conu

by Alex Conu Date: February 28th 2009 Location: Pauleasca, Romania Camera: Canon EOS 30D Lens: BORG 77ED Exposure: 24 x 60s ISO: 800

on Sat, Mar 7 2009
File: Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin and Leo

Alex_Conu

by Alex Conu Date: February 26th 2009 Location: Pauleasca, Romania Camera: Canon EOS 5D Lens: Canon EF 50/1.4 Exposure: 36 x 10s (taken from a tripod) Aperture: 4 ISO: 1000

on Sat, Mar 7 2009
File: C/2007 N3 (Lulin)

mikebrous

by Mike Broussard Taken March 1st, 2009, 01:16 UT from Maurice, LA. Exposure: 5.75 hrs (38x300 sec and 48x180 sec) at ISO 1600. Background stars: 22x300 @ ISO 400. Equipment: TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Hutech Canon XS, Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD.

on Sun, Mar 8 2009
File: Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)

DaveMitsky

by Dave Mitsky Here's another unguided, one minute exposure of Comet Hale-Bopp that I captured in April of 1997, with my Pentax K1000 SLR camera and the 5" f/5 achromatic refractor at the ASH Naylor Observatory near Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. The comet's dust tail had widened considerably...

on Mon, Mar 23 2009
File: Comet Lulin

BobFranke

by Bob Franke Taken on 2/19/2009 in Chino Valley, AZ with an SBIG STL-11000 camera mounted on a Takahashi FSQ-106ED scope. The exposure was four minutes, (4 x 1 min).

on Sat, Apr 4 2009
File: Comet Lulin

BobFranke

by Bob Franke Taken on 2/23/2009 in Chino Valley, AZ with an SBIG STL-11000 camera mounted on a Takahashi FSQ-106ED scope. The exposure was four minutes, (2x2 min).

on Sat, Apr 4 2009
File: Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Graces the April Sky

DaveMitsky

by Dave Mitsky I took this tripod-mounted picture of the unforgettable Comet Hale-Bopp in April of 1997 with a Pentax K1000 SLR camera, a Pentax 50mm lens, and Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film. The exposure time was about 30 seconds. The location was a friend's private observatory in south central Pennsylvania...

on Wed, Apr 8 2009
File: Comet Hale-Bopp

Stargazer67

MEADE L50 8"SCT Pentax ME SUPER 35mm film

on Sat, May 2 2009
File: Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) dusty and ion tails

Jaicoa2

by Efrain Morales Rivera Date: 02/22/09 04:47ut Loc.: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Equipment: ZS ED80II APO, F6.9, Piggy Backed LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, DSI III Pro, Astronomik LRGB filter set. Showing it dusty long tail and behind the nucleus its ion tail.

on Mon, Jun 29 2009
File: Comet Lulin

talbotj

by Jon Talbot Image of Comet Lulin taken at the Winter Star Party, West Summerland Key FL, on 21 Feb 09. Image aquired with a Stellarvue SV105 and SBIG STL-11K camera. (10) 1minute exposures through RGB filters.

on Wed, Aug 5 2009
File: Comet 17P/Holmes

lschilder

by Larry Schilder South Florida, 12-3-07 Losmundy G8, Astro-Tech 66 D300, ISO 800,15 sec 12 exposers registax4, CS2, Levels, curves

on Fri, Aug 21 2009
File: Comet Christensen C/2006 W3

jm-astro

Coment Christensen on the night of Aug. 19th, 2009 between 9:25-11:30PM MST. A series of 90 second exposures, aligned both on the comet (lower photo) and the background stars (upper photo), for a total of 1 hour 26 minutes of exposures. 10" F/4 Schmidt Newtonian (Meade) on Losmandy G-11 Mount...

on Fri, Aug 28 2009
File: Comet Christens C/2006 W3

Galactic_John

by John Chumack 5 minute exposure with a QHY8, 6 megapixel Color CCD + homemade 16" F4.5 Newtonian telescope, Yellow Springs, Ohio on 09-18-09 at 09:21 local time. Passing through the rich star fields of Aquila!

on Mon, Sep 21 2009
File: Comet 81P/ Wild, February 10, 2010

Jaicoa2

by Efrain Morales Rivera Date: 02/10/10 07:21ut Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, ST2000XM ccd, AO8, Astronomik Lum. filter set, 14min.

on Fri, Feb 12 2010
File: Comet 17P/Holmes

dass717

by Dave Lassiter Photo of Comet 17P Holmes taken from Harrisburg, Pa. Celestron ED 80 refractor piggybacked on a 14" LX 200. DSI 2 camera. Ten 30 second exposures. Astro Art 3.0.

on Fri, Feb 26 2010
File: Comet 81/P Wild 2

Galactic_John

by John Chumack <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Was out late last night, and captured Comet 81/P Wild 2 (pronounced Vilt), it was shining about 9.3 magnitude, although seeing was poor, it still turned out okay. It is sporting a little tail too! This Periodic comet is currently...

on Wed, May 5 2010
File: Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) flys by NGC 891 in Andromeda

dass717

Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) flies by edge-on galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda. Photo taken by Dave Lassiter from Harrisburg, Pa. 3:45 AM June 8, 2010. 14" LX 200 ACK telescope & DSI 3 @ F 3.3. Split tail and comet was very bright.

on Tue, Jun 8 2010
File: C/2009 R1 (McNaught) in Andromeda

ayiomamitis

by Anthony Ayiomamitis Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) illustrated above while passing through the constellation of Andromenda and within the immediate vicinity of the edge-on galaxy NGC 891 was discovered on Sept 9, 2009 by Siding Spring Observatory astronomer Robert McNaught in five plates and was estimated...

on Mon, Jun 14 2010
File: Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Ben Gomes-Casseres

by Benjamin Gomes-Casseres Here's the weblink to related photos that shows the processing steps described below: http://www.alliancestrategy.com/Astro/McNaught/Mcnaught.htm Manchester, VT (43deg 10min N; 73deg 4min W) Very dark and clear; comet was about 7-10deg above horizon; 55F...

on Thu, Jun 24 2010
File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 5-inch scope #1

Galactic_John

by John Chumack 1 hours tracking on the stars, Canon rebel Xsi, ISO 800, + 5" scope

on Sun, Oct 17 2010
File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 5-inch scope - Nucleus

Galactic_John

by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 5inch scope- Nucleus 1 hour tracking on the Comets Nucleus, Canon rebel Xsi, ISO 800, + 5" scope.

on Sun, Oct 17 2010
File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 16-inch scope #1

Galactic_John

by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 16inch scope 15 min tracking on the stars , QHY8 CCD & Homemade 16" Newt..

on Sun, Oct 17 2010
File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 16-inch scope - Comet's Nucleus

Galactic_John

by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 16inch scope - Comet's Nucleus 20 min tracking on the Comet's Nucleus , QHY8 CCD & Homemade 16" Newt..

on Sun, Oct 17 2010
File: C/2009 P1 (Garradd)

PetrM

by Petr Michalik Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd 6/7/2011 July 0h56m-1h30m from place near Prague, Czech Republic The estimated magnitude is about 9. On image is faintly visible double tail. Equipment: Camera Atik16IC with 600mm SW 80ED on HEQ-5 mount, 24 x 60s exp. composed on comet.

on Wed, Jul 13 2011