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| Date: |
2/7/05 |
| Equipment: |
Canon Digital Rebel (modified)
Orion 80ED with a Celestron reducer working at approximately f/4.7
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
8 X 120sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
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| Date: |
1/12/05 |
| Equipment: |
Canon Digital Rebel (modified)
Orion 80ED with a Celestron reducer working at approximately f/4.7
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
2 X 300sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
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| Date: |
1/12/05 |
| Equipment: |
Piggybacked Canon Digital Rebel (modified)
Canon 75-300 zoom at approximately 120mm f/6.3 |
| Exposure: |
4 X 300sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
I was out shooting the image above when I received an email from my buddy Dave that this widefield composition was
possible. Thanks Dave! |
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| Date: |
1/10/05 |
| Equipment: |
Canon Digital Rebel (modified)
Orion 80ED with a Celestron reducer working at approximately f/4.7
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
2 X 180sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
This image was shot through high thin clouds.
After setting up to shoot the comet, I only got 2 three minute images before it got too
cloudy. After processing the images, I noticed a faint smudge at the top of the
image. It turns out the comet was passing close to NGC 1333, a reflection
nebula in Perseus.
Guiding was done on the comet nucleus. This brings out greater detail in the comet's
tail(s) but causes the stars to trail. |
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| Date: |
1/8/05 |
| Equipment: |
Piggybacked Canon Digital Rebel (modified), 75-300 zoom at approximately
200mm F/5
Lumicon minus violet filter
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
5 X 180sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
This image was shot through high thin clouds.
The comet was one day past its closest approach to M45 - the Pleiades. |
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| Date: |
1/7/05 |
| Equipment: |
Orion 80ED, Televue reducer
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
10 X 180sec ISO 800 |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
Guiding was done on the comet nucleus. This brings out greater detail in the
comet's tail(s) but causes the stars to trail. |
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| Date: |
12/13/04 |
| Equipment: |
Orion 80ED, IDAS LPS filter, Losmandy G11 Gemini mount, SBIG ST-4
autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
10 X 300sec |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus. Final curves adjustment in
Photoshop. |
| Notes: |
Guiding was done on the comet nucleus. This brings out greater detail in the
comet's tail(s) but causes the stars to trail.
Note the two tails that have formed. |
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Animation!
937K |
| Date: |
12/11/04 |
| Equipment: |
Meade 10" SCT, Lumicon focal reducer working at f/5.5, IDAS LPS
filter, Losmandy G11 Gemini mount., SBIG ST-4 autoguider, Celestron guidescope |
| Exposure: |
10 X 300sec |
| Processing: |
Images were calibrated and processed in ImagesPlus, aligned in RegiStar. Animation was
created in Photoshop/ImageReady. |
| Notes: |
This animation shows the movement of the comet over the course of approximately 1 hour
starting on 12/11/04 at 9:07 PM MST. |
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