Hi Joe, It's bright enough that the coma is registering in exposures as short as 2 seconds. Unfortunately, I'm set up for shooting a cataclysmic variable I've been working for a while now which means I'm shooting at f/11 with a 9x13' field. That's great for CVs but too slow and too small a field for the comet's tail. So even with 180 second exposures and the mount programmed to follow the comet I'm not seeming much of a tail. Assuming you can shoot a faster focal ratio and wider field you'll probably have better luck. BTW, Lovejoy is currently transiting a bit past 2 am MDT. pw On 15 May 2007, at 00:22, Joe Bauman wrote:
Patrick, before you turn in, could you post a quick note about how it looks, especially how long and how bright? I might want to try and photograph it. Thanks, Joe