Up Close & Personal with Comet 17/P Holmes
The weather was perfect last night/early this morning, not a cloud in sight.
I was determined to try for a shot at the comet but was worried it would be too low from here at around 5 deg.
Got the scope setup but the moon was quite bright so I wasn't too sure how I'd go with the images.
It was an amazing sight although a bit dim in the viewfinder.
Processing it was a bit of a challenge as you can see, it's such a low object so atmospheric turbulence plays havoc with the light path.
This is a stack of 38 x 15 sec (9.5 min Total) exp, 800 ISO, Prime Focus 12" LX200, f/10.
Hope you enjoy.
Comments most welcome.
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