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Old 17-07-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by StephenM View Post
Great shot Gary! Well done.

Cheers,
Stephen
Thanks Stephen! much appreciated!

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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Nice one gary, I love the Ion tail.
Cheers Mike!

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Originally Posted by prokyon View Post
Hi Gary,

wow, great shot!

I took a shot yesterday, there was no tail to see. But the comet was very close to the horizon. (Austria, Europe)
Pentax 75 SDHF and Canon 350d, 2 x 70s and 2x230s:

http://www.prokyon.startime.at/Bilde...ni_16Jul08.jpg

Cheers,

werner
Thanks Werner! Not a bad shot there too! must be real low up there!
I also imaged it the other night and have noticed that the Ion tail has faded somewhat.
cheers and thanks for looking...

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Originally Posted by theodog View Post
Lovely shot Gary.
Ion tail seems nice and fine.
Well done.
Thanks Jeff, Glad I managed to catch that tail before it got away!

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Originally Posted by Matty P View Post
Nice capture Gary, the Ion tail is nice and bright.

Very well done.
Thanks Matt, Was visible on the subs but invisible towards the edge of the frame!
cheers Gary

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Originally Posted by rogerg View Post
Nice shot. Stunning tail!

I agree that the object you mention looks like an asteroid. I wouldn't know if it's that or some type of satellite. It's movement looks to be almost completely in declination, as it's RA drift looks only very slightly onger than the star trails. Declination movement suggests to me it wouldn't be geostat, but polar orbiting satellite maybe but then I'd expect it to be moving faster, so probably a asteroid I suppose?

Thanks Roger for that input! I reckon myself it could be one...
Have to do some research there I think..
cheers Gary

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Originally Posted by Lester View Post
Top image, the tail makes it.

Well done Gary.
Thanks Lester! I agree there!...

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Originally Posted by Starkler View Post
Wouldnt longer subs mean softer detail?
Im assuming that a mount cant directly track a comets movement.
If it was brighter I would track on the comet but only having a Toucam for Autoguiding I`m stuck with mag 6 stars and brighter.
The comet is moving much slower now so there isn`t much movement in the 4 min subs with the Nucleus being more egged shape than the stars..
cheers Gary

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Originally Posted by h0ughy View Post
what a fantastic result
Thanks Mr Houghy.....
I nearly didn`t bother to process it due to poor seeing, focus but Glad I did as it came out rather nicely
cheers Gary
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