The Old Way

[Ross G]

Great photos Laurie.

Everything is so much easier these days.

Ross.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

I hope its easier Ross. I have yet to try ccd imaging
Great to see such images of Halley's-thanks Leon and Kevin

[multiweb (Marc)]

Really beautiful shots. I never did film but I can only imagine the set of skills involved in getting those results. We've got it good nowadays.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by leon

Those were the days Laurie, great captures buy the way.

I have one of Halleys Comet Kevin, March 1986 sometime, quite pleased at the time, how things have changed.
Hypered 2415 Film

Leon

Wow! That's a beaute Leon. I remember seeing that one visually in April 86. My first refractor. A 65mm Vixen at the time. It was just a blob by then.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Wow! That's a beaute Leon. I remember seeing that one visually in April 86. My first refractor. A 65mm Vixen at the time. It was just a blob by then.

Yes the tail was poor in April. The news media didn't help, they claimed the best viewing would be in April, but the comet had other plans. March was the best month for tail visibility, and also May. I remember the total luna eclipse in May 1986 revealed a nice 7 degree tail.

So many people thought it was a fizzer because the only time they saw it was in April. This is a pic from April. Tail angle was no good so it was just a blob with a short fan tail.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

By the way Laurie, I'm still using the same EQ mount now that I used to take these pics in 1986, though I did buy a new single axis motor drive for it this year. Still guiding manually with a guide scope, getting achy back and neck. The only thing different is I use a DSLR now.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

By the way Laurie, I'm still using the same EQ mount now that I used to take these pics in 1986, though I did buy a new single axis motor drive for it this year. Still guiding manually with a guide scope, getting achy back and neck. The only thing different is I use a DSLR now.

You're certainly getting good use out of it, Kevin

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

You're certainly getting good use out of it, Kevin

Yeah I'd say my parents got their money's worth. They bought it for me in 1976 when I was 13 lol. It was a Tasco 10K 80mm F15 refractor on an EQ mount.