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Old 05-11-2007, 05:45 PM
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two generators at eraring PS are solely dedicated to powering Kurri kurri and tomago Aluminuim smelters, is that close enough for a nuclear PS
yep they'll do i think lol - yikes! comet was bright to overcome that!
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Old 06-11-2007, 03:17 AM
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a rare holmes pic from 34.83 south this tuesday morning. finally had a real clear sky, and 17p at its highest point for my backyard - single tripod shot 50mm lens, corrected for some lp with tungsten setting.
still NE from here, but only just/marginally
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Old 06-11-2007, 08:12 AM
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I really like that image Kearn.
Very nice indeed.
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Old 06-11-2007, 10:23 AM
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Nice capture Kearn !
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Old 06-11-2007, 10:30 AM
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Great pic Kearn, houghy and everyone. Man I gotta buy me a camera that is more than point and shoot. Problem is it will probably come down to a choice of camera... or larger scope... camera... scope... unless santa brings me both. Once again great shots guys.
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Old 06-11-2007, 03:50 PM
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Take a look at the APOD pic for today as a great image of the comet.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071105.html
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Old 06-11-2007, 04:08 PM
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Cheers you guys :-))) I was sure happy to see it properly again, and at a more relaxing pace, coming up to two weeks of naked eye visibilitly!!

Rex that is an interesting dilemma! get the camera camera lol

Hi terry, it's the flying spaghetti monster?! have heard it called a 'jellyfish' somewhere
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Old 07-11-2007, 08:14 PM
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Finder chart found here at Cometchasing/shyhound. (not that we need it)

http://www.cometchasing.skyhound.com/comets/17P.gif
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Old 07-11-2007, 11:34 PM
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Holmes has been hiding behind clouds and the neighbour's houses for me here in Cape Town. It won't be much more than a horizon grazer, but I'm determined to try and see it this weekend - weather permitting - from a better vantage point than my home.
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:28 PM
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your slightly further north than me grinz, you should see it easy with dark skies and good northern horizon! it is worth it even from our lat.s happy hunting
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:32 PM
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ever since I read that dimensionly the expanding huge outer coma is now greater in size than the sun! i have been imagining when I view it as another little sun at the distance of mars roughly, even tho i'm not seeing the large outer coma from here still i'm having fun with it

http://spaceweather.com/comets/holme...en-Fisher1.jpg
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Old 09-11-2007, 04:37 PM
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Here's the result from the other night (5th).
As I said in my earlier post "I missed the transit but the comet was still visible at 3.30am where I could barely fit the width of my index finger between the comet and the horizon."

This is a stack of 10 x 5 sec exposures at 3200 ISO at 300mm.
The reason for this was that I only had time to grab the fixed tripod so I opted for short exposures at high ISO to minimise star trailing.
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:16 PM
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awesome shot RB, but the lines.......i suppose thats what 3200 iso makes
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:25 PM
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I think thats a great shot under the circumstances , i've almost forgotten what stars look like under these clouds......
Good to see you were able to capture the moment Rocket Boy!!

Cheers!
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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I think thats a great shot under the circumstances , i've almost forgotten what stars look like under these clouds......
Good to see you were able to capture the moment Rocket Boy!!

Cheers!
Thanks OBMY, yeh it was very low at that time to image properly.
I just wish it would clear soon so everyone get's a chance to see it.

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awesome shot RB, but the lines.......i suppose thats what 3200 iso makes
Thanks Dave.
Yes due to high ISO but also I think the lines are due to the short exposure time as well, only 5 sec per shot, at such low light levels.
Usually we deal with subs that are over 30 sec each so the sensor responds better but at 5 sec at ISO 3200 it's pushing the limits.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:41 PM
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It is certainly an impressive sight from our northerly location here in Gove.
I was out of town last weekend, but the lads tell me it had the appearance of a giant ghostly Jellyfish through my 10" dob with a 40mm widefield Eyepiece.
I had a look late last night & while the seeing was not fantastic it is very large, easily close to the size of the full moon, filling most of the field of view of a 27mm Panoptic eyepiece.
I have been impresed enough to do a few write up's including this one on Ezine Articles: http://EzineArticles.com/?id=809600
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Old 10-11-2007, 01:16 AM
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Just come inside after watching Holmes 17P (30X100 bino's) rising through the trees on the horizon 500m away. Amazing view, it was like watching a dull full moonrise! It still blows me away as to how big this thing is. Even the view naked eye was impresive.
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Old 10-11-2007, 03:43 AM
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The Great Coma of 2007?

Licking my chops for an occultation of Alpha Persei.


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Old 10-11-2007, 06:44 AM
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i found holmes completely by accident last night, almost directly north from where i am, just above the horizon about 11:30 pm. it was the only gap in teh clouds, lol.not a bad view for a first light on my scope;
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Old 10-11-2007, 09:19 AM
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COMET 17P/ HOLMES IS DISPLAYING A VERY NICE DISCONNECTION EVENT!

DE's result when the comet passes through a change of polarity in the solar wind or the heliospheric current sheet......

http://quasar.teoth.it/gallery/album...17P_8nov07.jpg
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