Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)

[rogerg]

Hi all,

a snap of the comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) from last night:

8 x 300 second exposures, combined using sum.
12" SCT @ ~2200mm, 0.84"/pixel
ST8-XME @ bin 1x1, -25.

http://rogergroom.com/astro-photography/comet-photography/photographs-of-comet-c2013-a1-siding-spring/

Brighter processed image at the above site.

Very happy to have another successful verification of automated comet tracked images :) :thumbsup: This comet shows trailing if tracked at Sidereal rate longer than 120s exposures (at 0.84"/pixel).

Regards,
Roger.

[cometcatcher]

That's an awesome image Roger. You can see the tail curving around.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Good work Roger!:thumbsup:

Impressive website too, lot's of detail.

Cheers,

Justin.

[rogerg]

Thanks! Yeah, quite an odd shaped tail :)



Thanks :)