M15 & Comet Garrad

atalas · #1 18-08-2011, 10:52 AM

Hi Guys

After some encouragement from my mate(Ross.G)I decided to have a go at my first comet,Garrad...didn't even realize It was around,so thanks for letting me know Ross.

Tracking wasn't going well so I only got 10 minutes at 1 minute sub exposures and no RGB but I'm still rapped I shot my first comet,yeah!

Shot with the ML8300 & BabyQ.

Hope you still enjoy It.

http://www.atalas.net/components/com...ate=&location=

astroron (Ron) · #2 18-08-2011, 11:01 AM

Nice one Louie,congrats on your first Comet shot,with M15 to boot

Cheers

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #3 18-08-2011, 11:19 AM

It was a great pairing wasn't it.
I had a look at it early last night through binos. It was quite easy to find and stood out well, considering how low it was.

steve000 (Steve) · #4 18-08-2011, 11:31 AM

nice 1 mate.. i was gonna have a crack but work etc got in the way

nice job.. only a few days to go untill its out of here i think

strongmanmike (Michael) · #5 18-08-2011, 12:31 PM

Great pairing big Louie, good to have in your image record

Mike

gregbradley · #6 18-08-2011, 12:39 PM

Great shot Louie.

I tried to image it a week or so ago. But I couldn't find it at the coordinates that were in a table on the net.

Has anyone seen it recently? If the skies are clear I'd love to catch this one whilst its still around.

Greg.

RB (Andrew) · #7 18-08-2011, 01:04 PM

A lovely encounter and congrats on your first comet Louie.
I love comet shots.

astroron (Ron) · #8 18-08-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve000

nice 1 mate.. i was gonna have a crack but work etc got in the way

nice job.. only a few days to go untill its out of here i think

Steve it will be around for quite a bit yet

Cheers

atalas · #9 18-08-2011, 04:12 PM

Thanks everyone! being my first and paring with M15, I was pleased to catch It...would of loved to of been able to go deep in this field.

jase (Jason) · #10 18-08-2011, 05:20 PM

Well done Louie. Always enjoy cosmic encounters such as this. Adds an extra dimension.

atalas · #11 18-08-2011, 05:24 PM

Thanks Jase...wish we had more.

Ross G · #12 18-08-2011, 06:11 PM

Hi Louie,

Your comet photo looks great.

It's amazing the detail you got from just 1 minute exposures with your monochrome camera. I did 10 min exposures with my OSC and got less detail.
Because the comet is moving, the shorter exposures also help keep its shape "true".

Is that another object at 5 o'clock to the comet?

Thanks.

Ross.

atalas · #13 18-08-2011, 06:31 PM

Hi Ross

Thanks mate....yeah,should be the planetary nebular NGC 7094 with a magnitude of 13.4 and size of 1.6' at about 1.45deg from M15...kinda cute ain't It.

glenc (Glen) · #14 20-08-2011, 02:59 AM

Great combination of objects Louie, GC & Comet & PN.
The Comet's tail is about 20' long. What time was that image taken on 2/8?
Here is another image of 7094. https://picasaweb.google.com/1100488...71453471860146

atalas · #15 20-08-2011, 09:49 PM

Thanks Glen....shot taken round 3.00am on the 2/8...thanks for the view of NGC 7094,It's a beaut!

alan meehan (Alan) · #16 21-08-2011, 07:11 AM

What a lovely shot ,well done great detail.
AL

atalas · #17 21-08-2011, 11:23 AM

Thanks Al.

richardo (Rich) · #18 21-08-2011, 05:46 PM

Good stuff Louie!
Interesting area of the sky with the glob and some wispy bits of dust floating around just for keeping the image interesting.

Always good to try different things.. turned out well me thinks!

All the best
Rich

atalas · #19 22-08-2011, 10:54 AM

Thanks Rich.

anthony.tony · #20 23-08-2011, 05:29 PM

Top Shot.