Re: [Utah-astronomy] The comet tonight. 2006p1
That's a really nice shot. I looked at your EXIF data, which says ISO 400 and F/7.5. All in all, that means the thing must be pretty bright for relatively slow camera settings. What was your exposure time?
this has to be my best comet yet. If only it were a few degrees higher! :(
Thanks Michale. This was a 1 second prime-focus exposure on an Orion ED80 (hence the f/7.5). It definitely was bright, but unfortunately so was the twilight haze. On 1/10/07, Michael Carnes <michaelcarnes@earthlink.net> wrote:
That's a really nice shot. I looked at your EXIF data, which says ISO 400 and F/7.5. All in all, that means the thing must be pretty bright for relatively slow camera settings. What was your exposure time?
this has to be my best comet yet. If only it were a few degrees higher! :(
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Rob, This is what spaceweather.com has to say about the comet and the southern hemisphere. "In the days ahead, Comet McNaught will pass the sun and emerge in good position for southern hemisphere viewing later this month. Meanwhile, solar heating will continue to puff up the comet, causing it to brighten even more. It could become one of the brightest comets in centuries, visible even in daylit skies." Keep your fingers and eyeballs crossed. ;)
This is what spaceweather.com has to say about the comet and the southern hemisphere.
"In the days ahead, Comet McNaught will pass the sun and emerge in good position for southern hemisphere viewing later this month. Meanwhile, solar heating will continue to puff up the comet, causing it to brighten even more. It could become one of the brightest comets in centuries, visible even in daylit skies."
Keep your fingers and eyeballs crossed. ;)
YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Aloha Rob
Last time I checked, wasn't Hawaii still in the northern hemisphere? ;o) --- Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
This is what spaceweather.com has to say about the
comet and the
southern hemisphere.
"In the days ahead, Comet McNaught will pass the sun and emerge in good position for southern hemisphere viewing later this month. Meanwhile, solar heating will continue to puff up the comet, causing it to brighten even more. It could become one of the brightest comets in centuries, visible even in daylit skies."
Keep your fingers and eyeballs crossed. ;)
YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
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Welllllllllllllllll when I can see the Crux from my front walk, I figure I am fairly well placed south (ish). I suspect that I'll have a better chance to see it in the next few weeks than I have had in the past 10 days while you all are hootin' and hollerin'. I know there's quite a buzz going on here but we'll have to see if we get any good views. Time will tell, and my fingers and eyeballs are crossed :^) Aloha from cloudy Maui Rob Yes I did get a new eyepiece and it's cloudy
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