Comet C/2006 S3 Loneos and M104

[cometcatcher]

Is that sky I see outside? Can't be. :screwy:

Comet C/2006 S3 Loneos (between yellow marks) and M104. Not an easy target for a small scope. SW120mm F5 refractor, 24x2 minute subs at ISO 800, Pentax K-x. The streaks are waves of mosquitoes flying past on a hot tropical night. :P

[h0ughy]

that is faint!!!

[Astroman]

It's a tough little fella isn't it Kevin, but quite reachable from the suburban skies.

[cometcatcher]

Magnitude 14.66 if Stellarium is anything to go. One for moonless nights.

[nebulosity.]

Nice job Kevin, cool to have M104 just there :thumbsup:

Jo

[astronobob]

Cool field & a nice catch Kevin ..

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Jo and Bob.

[bkm2304]

MPC has it at 14.7, a wee, timorous beasty that's for sure!
Good imaging!

Richard

[bkm2304]

We just put 200 tonnes of ripe turkey crap on our paddocks. The mosquitoes are extinct round here because the flies have filled every available space below the ionosphere. Even when I take the lid off the mirror on my scope, the flies land on it in groups of about half a dozen at a time. Hopefully the colder weather and the growing grass will restore equilibrium so then I can settle back into being carried off by mozzies in the evening:help:

Richard

[MortonH]

Are you sure the "comet" isn't just a mozzie on the lens...? :P

Great capture. M104 is very nice.

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Morton, Richard.

Think I'll put up with the mossies rather than flies. I HATE flies. And snakes. :P