[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Tuttle/M33 Encounter
- From: Chris Schur <comets133@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:28:13 -0800 (PST)
Thanks Sam! I sent it off as always to them, but who
knows what they are thinking...
CHris
--- sam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Chris -
>
> Your image is far superior to what has been posted
> on APOD. (No offense
> intended towards Emiel Kempen)
>
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080102.html
>
>
> > HI all,
> >
> > My last image from '07 is the spectacular close
> > approach in the sky of the naked eye comet Tuttle
> and
> > the M33 Triangulum spiral. This occured on the
> > evening of December 30th, and my image at 7 pm
> shows
> > the comet right on the edge of this face on
> galaxy.
> >
> > The encounter was photographed continuously in a
> long
> > sequence for 3 hours straight. Two data streams
> > recording the event were brought together for this
> > image at 7:02pm:
> >
> >
>
http://www.schursastrophotography.com/xtiastro/m33tuttle123007.html
> >
> > OR
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2gmmp6
> >
> > Notice the comet has a long thin gas tail
> extending to
> > the upper right. I have not seen a shot yet from
> this
> > apparition that shows this feature.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
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