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Postby colin_12 on Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:24 pm

Had a clear night last night so I thought I should finally get a peek of the comet.
Best comet I have seen, and the tail was just huge when the light started to fade.C&C as always welcome.
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About 30 min after sunset 30 sec at 200 iso
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About 45 min after sunset 78 sec at 200 iso
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About 1 hour after sunset 56 sec at 1000 iso
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Postby owen on Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:30 pm

Very nice shots colin.

Question... why does the tail look like it's being wind-swept?
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Postby Oscar on Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:33 pm

Cool shots Colin. Love the tail in that last one and the colours of the sunsets.

Definitely worth the trip. Well done.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby colin_12 on Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:53 pm

Thanks guys.
Gordon was talking about the tail in another thread Owen. It was some thing to do with particle size and our viewing angle of the comet I think. Do a search to be sure though.
I'm a bit bummed with the last one as I switched iso to get a shorter exposeure. It unfortunately produced a very noisy image.
I will know better next time.
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Postby Lukaszek on Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:12 pm

I like #3 great bend tail!!!
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:13 pm

Great images Colin.
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Postby wendellt on Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:33 pm

that last oen is a whopper of a historical shot
if you brighten it up a little it would be much nicer
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