[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Lovejoy
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeffx@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:35:17 -0500 (EST)
Once again, an outstanding comet image. Great job JD.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Jeff
Hopkins Phoenix Observatory
(187283)
Counting Photons
Phoenix, Arizona
www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html
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From: J. D MADDY <maddy0485@xxxxxxx>
To: az-observing <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 9:24 am
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Comet Lovejoy
It cleared up this morning nicely. The Moon was a bit bright, but 13 and 15
second exposures were enough to capture Lovejoy. After about 20 minutes, dew
set
in on the corrector plate and it was nearing sunrise, so I didn't bother to
plug
in the hair dryer. The temp was a cool 27 degrees. The core is a bit blurred as
I used 32 frames to stack. The comet moves a lot in 8 minutes. Several small
galaxies can be seen throughout the picture. Even with the short exposures. I
couldn't get M63 in the same frame. It was just a bit too far away to frame it
in the 14" with the comet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59454099@N00/11051463493/
JD Maddy
Clarkdale, AZ
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