Comet 17P/Holmes

[rogerg]

G'day all,

Just got back from a weekend away in the country - 3 nights of astronomy.

This is probably going to be my best shot of the comet. I'm really happy with the results, for 7 degrees off the horizon!! I didn't even think about photographing it before I went out there and someone exclaimed that it was visible :eyepop:

http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=679

http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=678

:thumbsup:

Roger.

[erick]

Nice Roger! Many thanks!! Love the colour - sort of caramel. It looks just like a jellyfish with all that transparency - nice to see the stars through the huge dust halo.

[iceman]

Lovely images, Roger. Definitely ones to be proud of!

[tornado33]

Very nice. One can clearly see the stellarlike central condensdation. Who need to be in the northern hemisphere to get good pics of it :)
Scott

[robin]

Very nice pics there Roger. I got up this morning to attempt a sighting but peasoup 'Jack-the-ripper' fog put an end to that. Also, Im not sure that at my latitude of 38.8 degrees sth, it'll be visible

[fringe_dweller]

they're great Roger, dust very bronze looking there
cheers

[Outbackmanyep]

Thats a really nice image!
Great stuff rogerg!

Cheers!