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Old 02-09-2011, 07:43 PM
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Comet Elenin - 2 Sept.

Hi all, been a while since I posted anything, here is a shot of C/2010 X1 Elenin, taken around 1855 tonight.

Only managed 5 x 2 minutes @ -20c, ST8300C OSC. Comet was setting fast in the western sky and was disappearing into the Zodiacal Light which was quite bright from this location, telescope was almost horizontal. A couple of faint galaxies are visible in the upper right.

Takahashi FSQ-106ED.

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Old 02-09-2011, 08:34 PM
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Love those little galaxies you nabbed too.
Great capture!
extreme imaging by the sounds of it.
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Old 02-09-2011, 09:01 PM
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Hi all, been a while since I posted anything, here is a shot of C/2010 X1 Elenin, taken around 1855 tonight.

Only managed 5 x 2 minutes @ -20c, ST8300C OSC. Comet was setting fast in the western sky and was disappearing into the Zodiacal Light which was quite bright from this location, telescope was almost horizontal. A couple of faint galaxies are visible in the upper right.

Takahashi FSQ-106ED.

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so...is it breaking up?
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Old 03-09-2011, 01:10 AM
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Great shot John, can see you coming over to the green side!

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so...is it breaking up?
You'd need Hubble to tell that at the moment with certainty t.i.w. But the nucleus is elongating which is a good sign that it is, and the comet is dimming quite fast (around two magnitudes in the last two weeks).

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Old 03-09-2011, 07:38 AM
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Great image John. Nice to see the comet hanging around for a bit longer.

Alas, still havent seen it, as quite low in the west, so dragged scope down to the back road last night = instant large amount of cloud in the west!! .... always tonight.
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:17 AM
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Thanks all.

I pushed the brightness way up to see if there was any form of tail.

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Old 03-09-2011, 10:06 AM
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I think you've done brilliantly there John. Very difficult so low in the west. Well done.

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Old 03-09-2011, 10:17 AM
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Graet work -tony
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Wonderful, thanks!
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Old 04-09-2011, 07:37 PM
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This is a great image John, given how low down it is. The fact that it is still green is interesting...

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Old 04-09-2011, 08:47 PM
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Hi John,

A brilliant capture.

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