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01-03-2013, 10:48 PM
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Comet C/2011 L4 (Panstarrs)
I was lucky to image Comet Panstarrs at an altitude of only 6 degrees above the horizon, it's getting difficult to image due to atmospheric turbulence at this low altitude.
George
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01-03-2013, 10:52 PM
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Great shot, George!
01-03-2013, 11:45 PM
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Yeah nice shot
02-03-2013, 12:06 AM
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Very coool capture , ,
02-03-2013, 01:45 AM
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Very nice
02-03-2013, 02:43 AM
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Beautiful image, George... any informations about instruments?
Thank you.
02-03-2013, 05:56 AM
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Thank you all for your kind comments as it was a difficult object to image due to it's low altitude (6 degrees above the horizon) when the image was taken.
Ciarlotto, I used a William optics GT-81 OTA fitted with a 0.8x Tele Vue reducer, the camera used was a QHY8 and the exposure time was 2 minutes.
George
02-03-2013, 07:22 AM
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Great shot. Love it.
02-03-2013, 08:47 AM
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Beautiful capture!
02-03-2013, 09:48 AM
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I like it. Wonderful !
02-03-2013, 09:59 AM
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Beautiful!
02-03-2013, 11:51 AM
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Nice George!
Shows good structure in the tail.
Missed image Panstarrs last night, clouded over, hopefully tonight.
Cheers,
Justin.
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