Great Christmas Comet?

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Just processed the shots from the morning after Boxing Day. Stacked 20 x 30 sec images.

Well you have to admit it is a great comet.

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:rolleyes: Forgot the attchment :lol:

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Nice :):)

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Thanks Carl. When I saw Ikea-Seki as a 4 year old, I seem to have a feeling no-one believed me... Then again I was telling them I saw a rocket blasting off and coming down.

Seeing this one on Christmas Morning and Boxing Morning was great too... but SO much nicer with company. This image gives me a good feeling and memories. Thanks also for pointing out the Zodiacal Light in the other thread... The stack has enhanced it somewhat.

[batema]

Very nicw Tony. Hope you had a great Christmas and a good night tomorrow. See you in 2012.

Mark

[Liz]

Cool shot Tony - love the relaxed look of it with the people gazing up from the beach. :thumbsup:

[[1ponders]]

Better late than never Tony. :thumbsup: Ok I'll agree with you this time, its a great comet ..... but only this time. ;)

Nice shot mate, very nice. Ditto to Liz, I like the people included.

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Geez Paul, you're a hard man to please:):P

Tony will be feeling disappointed:):P

Only once???:):P

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Thanks Mark, Liz and Paul. As i said earlier, it was soooo good to have company. I imaged it on Christmas Morning and Boxing Morning, and at 03:00 I thought it was not a good time to phone anyone to chat :lol:

It was fun on the beach, more so as this was the first time that Anne-Louise got to see the comet. Anne-Louise was shooting at the same time I was, when hers was ready again to shoot I knew that mine was done so I could race back and set it off again.

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Seriously, would this comet be regarded as a "Great" comet? I don't know what the criteria should be, but some of the aspects of C/2001 W3 are extraordinary.

- Huge tail, visible soon after perihelion in the bright dawn sky

- Kreutz Sungrazer

- Huge tail

- Imaged in the daytime

- Huge tail

EDIT:

I've just looked up "Great Comets" on the net and Wikipedia has listed Comet Jovejoy - 2011 as the latest in a list of Great Comets.

[RB]

Nice one Tony, love the whole scene !

Happy New Year to you and the family mate.

:thumbsup:

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Thanks Andrew. Best wishes to you and yours, and have a great 2012. (Pretty busy one astronomically too).