Nice job Kurt, I tried the comet again last night but there was even less tail visible so I moved on to other targets. patrick On 06 May 2010, at 15:49, Canopus56 wrote:

Patrick -

Two quick processing attempts posted to the SLAS gallery. Patrick, I'll delete the pics in a couple of days.

Wiggins' McNaught http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3378

Difference image, negative inverted on Wiggins' McNaught http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3381 (shows additional structure in core at comet head - 1) sunward pointing initial evaporative sphere and 2) initial trailing gas dust tail.)