A single photo I managed to take before the clouds came in again. I was hoping to take 10 or so and stack them to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and pick out the tails but unfortunately the weather dictated otherwise. Nikon Coolpix 5700, 60sec, f/3.8, fl=35mm, ISO 200. Camera piggy-backed on motorised equatorial drive. Original image edited with Adobe Photoshop CS.

Cheers from (a wind and rainswept) Bonnie Scotland

Eric

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well done. a great picture
and maybe the clouds will stay away tonight as well for the close® encounter with M 45!

Reckless that is a fine photo. Here in the U.S.A where I live the clouds have been non stop all summer and the same going into this winter. I have had my scope out maybe 6 times this summer and none so far this winter. It does not look good. I can only hope. Anyway take more photos and post them so the rest of us here can see what were missing. great stuff.

Yours in the way Paul F. Campbell

very nice photo

Good Job,

at least you have had clears skies,

we been clouded solid since DEC 23rd in Dayton, Ohio

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