Comet Lemmon visits NGC 55

[alexch]

Hi All,

I tried to get Lemmon and NGC55 yesterday but had a few issues:

1) Forgotten counterweight shaft for my EQ5
2) Flat battery in the red-dot finder
3) bumped tripod after polar alignment (twice!)
4) Objects too low in the sky in the brown "mud"

Anyhow here is a mediocre image for the historic record of the event. I hoped that the tail would actually go over the galaxy but it was just a few arcminutes away.

Stellarvue 80mm, f/6, Sony NEX5N, 3x30 sec @ ISO 3200

Cheers,
Alex

[RickS]

Well captured despite adversity, Alex!

[Larryp]

Very nice, Alex. Particularly with the problems:thumbsup:

[allan gould]

Stupendous image an absolute cracker.

[Octane]

That tail is just glorious.

Nicely done!

H

[anthony.tony]

Love it - Tony

[iceman]

Wow, quite amazing!

[trek1701]

I wish "mediocre images" looked as good as this :eyepop:

Well done Mark

[Derek Klepp]

What a great shot.

[prokyon]

Amazing!

[gaa_ian]

Awesome...I love the way a green "Bowshock" shows up so well. It really imparts a sense of movement to the image.

[SkyViking]

What a great view, and that tail is really intense now! Thanks for sharing Alex.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Worked out well considering the difficulties Alex!

Cheers,

Justin.

[gregbradley]

That's a great image Alex.

I have a Nex 6 on the way I intend to modify after seeing your Loch Ord shots.
I still think about those shots sometimes. They were particularly impressive.

Greg.

[colinmlegg]

Nice view, Alex. :thumbsup:

[Domol]

Great Shot! looks like the mirrorless Sony NEX5N is going to have a great impact on wide field shots!:eyepop:

[Ian Cooper]

Well done Alex. Your shot reminds me of the naked-eye view of Haykutake all those years ago. The big green head, the twisting tail and the spikes coming off the coma. If only Lemmon was 10 times closer! your shot makes that happen. Many thanks,

Coops

[multiweb]

Amazing shot considering it's in the twilight now. :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Excellent Alex, a good one for History :thumbsup:

MIke

[steve000]

Oh wow was my response. That has such a depth to it, its like the comet is just cruising by as you would down a highway with a building in the distance.

[Carmen4594]

Wow Alex, that is an amazing shot!!

Carmen

[alexch]

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Here is another shot with 80mm lens showing the comet and galaxies NGC 55, NGC 253 and globular NGC 288

Cheers,
Alex

[Ross G]

A beautiful comet photo Alex.

Great detail in the tail.

Ross.