Re: Pictures of 8pTuttle and M33

From: Gator Chaser ^lt;gatorchaser_2001_at_No-Spam>
Date: Tue Jan 01 2008 - 18:01:58 MST

Nice shots Rob! The video was pretty cool too. It isn't often that you get the sense of motion in the sky, but your video captured that quite well.
   
  Bill Drelling

Rob Hawley <robhawley@No-Spam> wrote:
  I spent the day processing the data I took last night.

The best shots were the 60 second exposures

http://www.robhawley.net/ChristmasComets07/14x60.png

For comparison here are the 120 second exposures

http://www.robhawley.net/ChristmasComets07/5x120.png


Notice in both pictures the comet is just a blur.

Finally the piece de resistance

http://www.robhawley.net/ChristmasComets07/8pTuttleandM33.wmv

This is a 2.7 MB move of the comet rushing past M33

These were taken with a Canon 20Da at prime focus of a TV-76 on an Orion
Skyview Pro mount. They show that you can take good (but not publication
quality) pictures even with modest equipment.



Rob Hawley


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