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cometcatcher
28-10-2013, 06:17 AM
A cropped frame of Comet ISON this morning.

12 minutes with an SW 120mm F5, Pentax K-x, no filters. Nearby Moon was washing out the sky.

Astroman
28-10-2013, 06:25 AM
nice work Kevin. Showing up well, can't wait till the moon goes away.

cometcatcher
28-10-2013, 05:28 PM
Thanks Andrew.

I think when the Moon clears the area this comet will show a very long tail on photos. Atm it's being drowned out.

astronobob
28-10-2013, 10:25 PM
Real nice Kevin, Ison looking much better now and next week even betterra , , moon gone and evry man and his scope will be hunting it !
Dig that tail in your capture, well done with the moon about, top show :thumbsup:

cometcatcher
29-10-2013, 02:28 AM
Thanks Bob.

tilbrook@rbe.ne
29-10-2013, 01:45 PM
Good capture Kevin!

Nice colour starting to happen with Ison.

Cheers,

Justin.

cometcatcher
29-10-2013, 04:24 PM
Thanks Justin. The unfiltered achro refractor doesn't show colour the best, but it shows something.

The ED80 would be better colour wise, but it's so tiny still I need all the f/L I can muster with a bigger optical stick. ;) In the old days I would have shot this type of thing with the Coulter 10 inch f4.5.

Liz
30-10-2013, 03:10 AM
Certainly a nice tail there well done. :thumbsup: