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Old 27-October-2007, 06:37 PM
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Last night I took this image of Comet 17/P Holmes with my Takahashi CN-212 telescope at prime focus (f/12.4) and SBIG ST-402 camera. It looks like a huge planetary nebula. It is so large I could barely make out the fuzziness naked eye.

http://gallery.caasastro.org/v/membe...00+AM.jpg.html
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Great picture Kyle! Is that bright spot the head of the comet?
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Old 27-October-2007, 06:42 PM
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Great picture Kyle! Is that bright spot the head of the comet?
Thanks! Yes, I think that bright spot is the nucleus or head.
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Old 27-October-2007, 11:23 PM
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Great shot Kyle!, What were your timings on the st402. Clear Skies
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Great shot Kyle!, What were your timings on the st402. Clear Skies
Thanks JAICOA. I took 5 second exposures for each RGB channel and stacked 8 red, 9 green, and 8 blue frames.
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this a very impressive close up!!!
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