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Old 04-May-2008, 09:00 AM
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Hi All,
Thought I'd share this image of C/2007 W1 (Boattini) that was taken last night. (May 3 2008). Now shining at a bright Mag 8.4

The image is a 5 min exposure at 1600iso taken with a Canon 350D Unmod.
Afocal with a 102mm F/5 Skywatcher piggybacked on my trusty 10" LX200gps.

Brightness and contrast adjusted in Photoshop and cropped.

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Great image Paul - kinda partial to comets myself.

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A Great shot of this new visitor Paul, Predictions are to reach 5 mag at its closest i believe. Clear Skies
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Nice shot. Pity it won't be visible from where I live. I'm really dying for a bright comet...
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Thanks all to your words of encouragement. We will most definatly keep an eye on this beauty and Siguy we will keep you posted!

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