New comet C/2015 G2 (Master) - Page 2

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #21 20-04-2015, 07:49 AM

This mornings pic.

algwat (Alan) · #22 20-04-2015, 08:14 AM

another nice image, Kevin.

That K-5 camera makes good pics. good combo on the newt.
Are those the colors straight out of camera?
How much color processing have you done?

kind regards, Alan

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #23 20-04-2015, 01:25 PM

Hi Alan, here's 1 sub from the set. No stretching of any sort, straight out of the camera.

Ross G · #24 20-04-2015, 06:58 PM

Great capture Kevin.

I'm definitely going to check it out.

Thank you!

Ross.

Rob_K · #25 21-04-2015, 10:51 PM

Here's my shot of C/2015 G2 (MASTER) and the Helix Nebula, 17:49, 20 April 2015 UT (morning of 21 Apr our time). Canon 650D, 200mm lens, 10 x 60 sec, ISO 6400, F/5.6. Reduced-size crop from a larger image. Where are the evening comets?

Cheers -

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #26 22-04-2015, 06:30 AM

Not many bright ones about for us in the SH Rob. There's what... 88P and this one? Brightest ones anyway.

Comet 2015 G2 (MASTER) this morning April 21 (UT). Found it's tail. I thing I also see a faint disconnect along a bit.

glenc (Glen) · #27 25-04-2015, 05:42 AM

That is a great image Kevin.
I looked at Comet Master from North Casino, NSW with my 16" reflector this morning at 5am and was impressed by its size and magnitude. I suspect I saw a tail. The comet was also visible in my 50mm finder scope. I estimate the comet was magnitude 8. My comparison star was mag 7.55 HD216209 which was only 27' away. Attached is a map from Guide 9.0 showing its path.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #28 25-04-2015, 07:04 AM

Nice obs Glen. Yes there's a tail there this morning.

doppler (Rick) · #29 25-04-2015, 02:04 PM

Nice capture Kevin, looks like it's warming up nicely. Looking at Glens chart I might just be able to catch it between the trees.
Rick

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #30 25-04-2015, 02:51 PM

Get it now Rick before it drops too low and moonlight interferes. I lose it from the east, second week in May. It pops out in the west after that but my western sky is mayhem with lights and trees.

geolindon (Lindon) · #31 25-04-2015, 04:08 PM

Well done Kevin!! Very nice indeed!

doppler (Rick) · #32 25-04-2015, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

Get it now Rick before it drops too low and moonlight interferes. I lose it from the east, second week in May. It pops out in the west after that but my western sky is mayhem with lights and trees.

I'm on the other side of town, so my east, south-east has the light glow and my west is dark and no trees. Did you have to stretch the last image more than the previous one to get the tail or has it developed that much in a couple of nights?
Rick

tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook) · #33 25-04-2015, 05:08 PM

Good work again Kevin!!

I've been keeping an eye on your thread, masters is developing nicely.
Hope it keeps doing so when it comes up in the evening sky.

Cheers,

Justin.

MortonH · #34 25-04-2015, 10:23 PM

Beautiful!

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #35 26-04-2015, 03:16 AM

Thanks all. Keep an eye on it. The tail is changing daily. About the same amount of stretching Rick.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #36 26-04-2015, 01:12 PM

This mornings G2.

glenc (Glen) · #37 26-04-2015, 02:01 PM

Another great image Kevin. The small galaxy above the comet is mag 14.6 PGC 70024.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #38 26-04-2015, 04:29 PM

Thanks Glen. I did look it up but was too lazy to mark it.

tel.lekatsas (Tel) · #39 26-04-2015, 10:26 PM

Hi Kevin,

Nice catch G2 + Helix (Kevin and Rod).

I managed to image G2 this morning. It's showing a nice long tail.
3 x 300 second stack luminance only & inverted image.

Thought I'd add to your thread rather than start another.

Tel

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #40 27-04-2015, 04:11 AM

Thanks Tel. That's a beaut tail you have there!