[AZ-Observing] Re: Comets at the Recent AAMM
- From: Albert Barr <ajbarr@xxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:28:28 -0700
Nice Work David
On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:24 PM, David M. Douglass <dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> There was a considerable amount of excitement at the recent AAMM, with the
> observing of Comet PanSTARRS. Many excellent photographs have shown up, and
> enjoyed by all who care to look. But PanSTARRS was not the only comet to be
> viewed that evening.
>
> From 10:00 PM until Midnight, I was locked on Comet ISON. High in the sky,
> and slightly west of the Meridian, it was continuing on its journey to the
> sun. I took 60 2 minute exposures, and then created 20 frames of 3 images
> each (thus a 6 minute “on-target” image), and combined them into an Animated
> GIFF, just like in my January observation. The entire animated gif lasts 20
> seconds, and then repeats.
>
> It has been reported that Comet ISON has developed a tail, and it appears to
> show up in these images.
> I have an ISON page on my website. If you would like to see the animated
> gif, you can start here:
>
> http://az-douglass.net/astronomy/index_5.htm
> Then click on “Comet 2012-S1 (ISON)” and you will be looking at the ISON
> images.
>
> In my January gif (which is on the same web page), I had figured out how to
> “lock down” the background stars, which really created a solid background. I
> seem to have forgotten how to do that, so the March gif is just a little
> unsteady. But it is still enjoyable to watch. I must go back and figure out
> what I did……
> If I can figure it out, I shall “fix it” !!
>
>
> David M. Douglass
> dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (secondary)
> david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (main)
> Cell (602) 908-9092
>
>
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