Comet Lovejoy 6-1-12. Last time?

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Well it's still here!
I could not see it visually, even when the moon set.
Two images.

Camera Canon 1100D.

Single frame in moon light. 18 to 55 zoom at 18mm f/3.5 ISO 1600 60 sec. Proccessed in photoshop and cropped.

Three frames moon set. 18 to 55 zoom at 18mm f/5.0 ISO 3200 3 x 90 sec. Processed in DSS and photoshop and cropped.

Cheers,
Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Forgot to add, camera piggy backed on portable equatorial mount.

Justin.

[Lester]

Another wonderful view of the comet Justin. The tail looks very long in the second image. Appreciate the view, still hampered here with cloud in the south. All the best.

[Garyh]

Really like the second one, nice and deep!
Maybe tonight I can get another go before the moon is up all night.
cheers

[Liz]

Wow, still doing well Justin, great images. :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Thanks, I'm kind of glad it was cloudy this morning. Allowed me to catch up on some sleep.

Cheers,

Justin.

[gregbradley]

Very nice.

One of those shows the stars as nice and sharp. Was this tracked?

Greg.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi, Greg.

The second image was tracked, 3 x 90 sec stacked.
The first image was a test to see if it could be imaged in moon light, single exposure, 60 sec no tracking.

Cheers,

Justin.