Lemmon Abeam Acrux plus a tail?

[von Tom (Tom)]

Tonight's Comet Lemmon as it passed by Alpha Crucis (21st-22nd January 2013) over 2 hours. Canon EOS 600D, 200mm f/3.5, ISO3200, 290x20sec exposures. 100% crops stacked using Registax.
Also a single shot full frame with Crux just squeezing in.

Video here:
http://youtu.be/0XvFwgM50G0

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I've also processed the image using levels and there seems to be a tail in there.

Thanks for looking

Tom

[iceman (Mike)]

Excellent Tom, great work.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Good work, Tom!

[Liz]

Nice ones Tom.

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

So cool, Tom.

[von Tom (Tom)]

Thanks guys,

In the video you can tell when the Moon sets as the sky brightness and colour changes. I feel lucky to get this from Brisbane due to the weather but a 2 hour gap opened up before it started raining again.

I've also processed the image using levels and there seems to be a tail in there, image added to original post.

Tom

[MrB (Simon)]

Nice work Tom
When I saw your first image this morning I thought it looked like it had developed a small tail.

[peeb61 (Paul)]

Nice one Tom!!!!
Looking good.

Paul

[von Tom (Tom)]

Thanks Paul and Simon. And now for something completely different!
A field of Acrux, a streaked Comet Lemmon and the tip of the beak of the emu in the Coalsack with some field rotation during the 2 hour exposure.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

That's good work Tom!

Great capture on the tail.

Cheers,

Justin.

[von Tom (Tom)]

70 frames stacked in DeepSkyStacker from the original full frame.