Comet Lulin from Sunshine Coast 24th Feb

batema (Mark) · #1 25-02-2009, 05:37 PM

Hi,

I tried to use my Phillips ToUcam to guide on the core of the comet but with only 1/25th could not bring up enough light. Single 5 minute shot through W/O 110 with some processing in PS.

Mark

Garyh · #2 25-02-2009, 05:53 PM

Good one Mark! I also tried with the toucam but could see nothing even with the gain turned right up. Wonder if you could with something like a Orion Autoguider?
cheers Gary

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 25-02-2009, 06:34 PM

Good one Mark. I didn't even bother with the high cloud around. I found I needed about 2 sec on the DMK when I autoguided on the comet the other week. But being naked eye I would have thought the ToUcam would have picked it up.

RobF (Rob) · #4 25-02-2009, 09:29 PM

Nice shot Mark, and interesting thread about guiding on the comet. Was wondering same thing about Orion guider - my basic webcam certainly couldn't show it.

iceman (Mike) · #5 26-02-2009, 06:37 AM

Nicely done, it would've been better to rotate the camera to pick up more of the tail?

Great job.

h0ughy (David) · #6 26-02-2009, 07:35 AM

pity you couldnt get the webcam to work, great shot though