Image #1. Our best view from 7,000' high on Mauna Loa, Hawaii (OMeara)
Image #2. Mosaic of 2 images from observatories in the North & Southern Hemisphere (Fulle & Deires)
Image #3 Coma & Nucleus (Ligustri)
Image #4. ESO Observatory, Chile (Jehin)
Image #5. South Africa (Pieterse)
Image#6. All Sky Image (Tse)
Image #7. Comet in Aurora Australis (Yoneto)
I like the all sky image with the Milkyway background. This image is a little different compared to the others. Most of the other shots appear similar after you have seen a lot. Must be great having 7000ft and dark sky's.
I think they are all awesome shots in there own right but I think number 7 is the shot I like best.
Its hard to believe that it is over a year since it graced our skies like it did, I have never seen anything like it!!! to just go out your front door and see it..... nothing required but the good old naked eye, night after night of awesome viewing, I might add for those who were not clouded over though - poor buggers........
As great as it was to view the comet it was even better to get shots of it, just to add that personal touch to it just like so many of you did, and the shots from all of you who uploaded your photos to this site should still be proud of your efforts as the quailty of photos was outstanding!!
Anyway thanks for starting this thread for it is always great to bring back the memories of such an awesome event....Cheers and Regards C501
hey kokatha man, i would also pic the J White 'mcnaught over Big Swamp' shot as one the best ever of the apparition too - being as extremely photogenic as P1 was, is pretty hard to pick out of sooo many!! I have my personal choices tho. there are some on the US S&T site's also huge gallery, that arent anywhere else, that are rippers. one from a japanese photographer somewhere in outback SA, flinders? thats a ripper and a half. but then sometimes it is just down to quality of lens/camera ($$$$$$) and clear skies. is that fair?
I would pick a different Yoneto shot than that obvious one - and the telephoto one from top of world of sun and and comet in shot, that really stayed in my mind.
For me, i really loved the shots i did with the Minolta 7000 AF Film camera on the comet as i didn't have the DSLR at that stage......these shots are really great pics!!
The whole journey of it's discovery to it's unpredicatble showing and how i went through the whole cycle of travelling to a hilltop and photographing it was something to remember...you know i should really write all that down while it's fresh in my memory!!!
For me, i really loved the shots i did with the Minolta 7000 AF Film camera on the comet as i didn't have the DSLR at that stage......these shots are really great pics!!
The whole journey of it's discovery to it's unpredicatble showing and how i went through the whole cycle of travelling to a hilltop and photographing it was something to remember...you know i should really write all that down while it's fresh in my memory!!!
So you should brother, so you should! They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but a picture and a few dozen words, that's something again.
And while we're at it - how about a bit of acoustic guitar and a campfire and a black sky out bush: with our scopes away from the fire but within easy reach (for me a couple of droppers with a tarp stretched to shield the fire-glow.
How about it fringe_dweller: some music (or at least that photo/link re the Japanese tourist in the Flinders.....?)
Cheers - ps right at this mo I'm busy constructing my new "take-anywhere" scope box for the refractor: being the genius I am I just realized if I'd made it 60mm wider I could've used it for the 10" dob too!?!
For me, i really loved the shots i did with the Minolta 7000 AF Film camera on the comet
Holly crap!! just remembered I have an undeveloped roll here!
Thanks for reminding me!
Edit... uugh, why do people feel the need to use colour and large fonts and bold type for their whole posts? Are they that desperate for attention? friggin annoying when quoting
When you are at Coonabarabran in 3 weeks time, we will take you up to the AAT and introduce you to Rob McNaught. You will also get to see the setup he uses, which is an 18" Schmidt camera, hooked up to more PC's than the FBI. You will also get a tour of the AAT by either Steven Lee or Dr Fred Watson. Something not to be missed.
When you are at Coonabarabran in 3 weeks time, we will take you up to the AAT and introduce you to Rob McNaught. You will also get to see the setup he uses, which is an 18" Schmidt camera, hooked up to more PC's than the FBI. You will also get a tour of the AAT by either Steven Lee or Dr Fred Watson. Something not to be missed.
Cheers,
John B
Aloha John!
yea i won't miss the tour unless it's like 7:00 am!
Could you post a link to that, would really like to see it. Cheers.
I have looked thru that gallery, it isnt there anymore! they may have sold the rights to it and had it removed? weird eh! hmmm
I like Kokatha man cant help being parochial with fave shots of P1, and not only that, i like many people would pick the shots they took themselves as among their favourites lol
but for me the shots that burned in my mind are the enlightening timely on the spot ones I connect with the event, and its timeline that taught me something about it - shots like astro souths (andrew d) which was the first in the entire world to be available online showing the full extent of the SH view of tail - the one that got my enthuisiasm peaking.
lots of the perth shots were awesome, like Roger Grooms pics, especially the one taken thru a citys glow, that really told me about its brightness and had a big effect on me, he took great shots from darker skies also, but the ones taken over/thru full on LP seem to illustrate and highlight P1's greatness even more for me
well for me it was the time spent at Lostock in the hunter valley in 40 degree days at IISAC. Of course we had the comet specially shipped in for the star party. Boy did I wish I had my cooled camera then……to reduce the noise in the shots.
weird eh! hmmm
