Comet McNaught (2006/P1) - images

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Wow guys, they look great.

[asimov (John)]

One from this evening (17th)

6 sec. exposure with the 400D.

Super photo's guys

[fringe_dweller]

at last figured out new lens got some nice ones tonight - thats just awesome asi , you must of had a better horizon than we had here
hers one from tonight

[Ric]

Fantastic image Asimov, a real beauty.
That's a great image as well Fringe_Dweller, I reckon the pylon put it into perspective.

Cheers

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

I love your shot with the deep blue sky Asimov, I am so looking forward to seeing this tomorrow !
The next Editions of the Astro mags will be so full of great shots !

[MrB (Simon)]

Originally Posted by gaa_ian

..... The next Editions of the Astro mags will be so full of great shots !

True! I hadn't even thought of that yet!

Originally Posted by rogerg
For the comet over Perth:
[URL="http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=541"

http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=541[/url]

I'm blown away that view is over the Canning Bridge area.
The tower and stack looks like the Cockburn Cement works. Amazing that the two could be in the same frame!

Originally Posted by IanW

Conditions were appalling, 20kt-30kts gusty wind and quite a turbulent conditions as seen by the lens movement in P1-3.jpg.

I know exactly what you mean, I've had no end of drama's the last two nights trying to photograph in the stiff sea breeze on Rockingham beach.

[fringe_dweller]

couple more 50mm widefields from last evening (17th) , one features Venus as well (affected by haze)

http://southern-x.org/so_x/p1/p1venus17th.jpg

http://southern-x.org/so_x/p1/p1solo_17th.jpg

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

here are a couple from lastnight.

http://www.theastroweb.com/astronomy...naught0001.jpg

and...

http://www.theastroweb.com/astronomy...naught0002.jpg

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, great images everyone! Julian, JJJ, asimov, kearn, andrew.. everyone's are great!

[Dennis]

I'll second that Mike - we've seen a fantastic collection of photos from everyone who has had a go. Thanks to all those talented photographers who have shared their results - it’s been great, especially for those clouded out souls who have yet to see the beast!

Cheers

Dennis

[acropolite (Phil)]

Fantastic shot Asi, one of the best I have seen posted.

[auroradude]

Hello and many thanks from Alaska for the fantastic images! As you know we have lost our view of the comet since about the 14th.
I found this site while searching for views from "down under". I'll look forward to many more so keep 'em coming! Great shots!
Kindest Regards,
Dennis A.
Homer, Alaska Lat. 59.7N Long. 151.7W

[astro_south (Andrew)]

I agree,

Great shots everyone, Asi and Roger have some standouts for my mind.

[rogerg (Roger)]

A few more snaps from the hills of Perth again...

http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=543
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=544


Only a brief trip out for it last night, but it was worth it with the tail becoming so much longer and strong. More shots to process from the trip but these will do for now.

[Grinz]

Hi Dennis - I am also new here, also from a different part of the world - and found this place in the same way as you did. The Australians are doing a great job here and they have made me feel at home - hope you will feel so too.

I'm glad McNaught came along for many reasons and one of those is that it has brought me closer to the "other" people of the Southern Hemisphere and these guys are seeing & experiencing what we see a few hours later - a really cool preview of events to be here.



Will add some McNaught obs. reports of my own - when I get to see it again. Sat in a meeting tonight, and it was cloudy yesterday and the day before. Saw it on Sunday naked eye in a break in the clouds and it instantly blew me away ... and a few short steps later I was here. I'll stay as long as they'll have me so I am trying to be a good girl and behave *chuckle*

[Garyh]

Hi everyone,
It sure was a nice show after sunset!!
So many great shots being posted.
Lovely images Roger!!...
Heres my go last night through high cloud. It looked like a cloud out but on sunset the high cloud started breaking up and 20min after sunset NcNaught showed itsself. Glad I took the genesis up the mountain!!!
Here`s one of the last shots which shows of the extent of the tail taken with the comet head only about 2 degrees above the horizon.
Details: Televue Genesis and canon 300d approx 2 sec at iso 100
Some slight procesing in PS..
Cheers Gary....
Lets hope for more tail and Clear skies tonight!!!!!

[Ghul]

Hello
Here is on the image I took from the 'Obelisk' opposite King Edward Park, Newcastle on 16.01.07. The image was taken using Canon 350D attached to Orion 80mm refractor. This image was captured around 2030hrs.
As the image shows there was plenty of cloud cover. It was amazing and fantastic to see the comet, at times very bright against the dark clouds!
Cheers
Kismet

[ving (David)]

great images peeps!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Thanks everyone for your great images.
The tail is getting longer and longer every day!

[MrB (Simon)]

I'm loving all these great shots.

I have some 16 + 17/01/07 B+W negs that are quite good, even with the camera shake from the strong sea breeze. I haven't got a neg scanner tho
Looks like we'll be clouded out tonight, so will do some prints and scan those. (including neg-print and print-scanner dynamic range loss )


BTW Garyh, love the contrail in that pic! Shame the plane's not in the shot.