Comet 88P Howell near Antares, 6 Oct 09

[Rob_K]

Image from yesterday, got in a short break in the clouds. Comet is the bright greenish blob. The globular cluster at lower left is M4, NGC 6144 (GC) is the faint hazy patch below & a bit to right of Antares (the BRIGHT yellow star), and Al Niyat is the bright white star near the bottom of the frame. Canon 400D, 200mm, 9 x 75 sec.

Also included is a very 'rough' image shot in bright moonlight the night before (5 Oct), 4 x 60 sec.

Both tracked using Petra's SkyView Pro mount - getting very little use with all the cloudy weather here!!!

Cheers -

Rob

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice work Rob! You must be loving the new mount!

[gbeal]

Nice one Rob, I didn't know about this until a mate told me last night and managed to grab a couple to stack.
Gary

[Dennis]

Lovely image Rob – there are some really iconic objects in that frame!

Cheers

Dennis

[Rob_K]

Thanks all!

Originally Posted by iceman

Nice work Rob! You must be loving the new mount!

Thanks Mike, it certainly makes a change being able to stand back and watch the skies while the mount/camera do their things! But it'll be back to the grind shortly, LOL, when I return the SkyView Pro to Petra! Might inspire me to build a solid platform for the EQ1 though...

Cheers -

Rob

[Liz]

Well done again Rob, you certainly have the knack of capturing these great comet ... rendezvous!!

[StarGazing (Alex)]

Great shot Rob ........ Keep up the good work .
Alex.

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Excellent Rob - glad you got a break in the cloud.

Cheers Petra d.

[h0ughy (David)]

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