Comet NEAT - C/2001 Q4
The
newest images are at the top of the page.
The comments about each image will
probably make more
sense if you start from the bottom of the page and work up.
20th May 2004 80mm
f5 Konus Refractor Vesta
SC3: 30 x 44 second frames (gain 30%) Stacked using Registax 2 Again just hint of the ion tail but plenty of dust. |
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18th May 2004 80mm
f5 Konus Refractor Vesta
SC3: 82 x 44 second frames (gain 30%) Stacked using Registax 2
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17th May 2004 80mm
f5 Konus Refractor Vesta
SC3: 70 x 44 second frames (gain 30%) Stacked using Registax 2 I don't know what happened to the ion tail after the 15th, it is barely visible if you look carefully - however light pollution probably has quite a bit to do with it, as well as inexperience at imaging comets. |
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15th May 2004 80mm
f5 Konus Refractor Vesta
SC3: 52 x 44 second frames (gain 30%) Stacked using Registax 2 By
far the best of my Comet NEAT images.
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13th May 2004 150mm
f6 Home Made Reflector Vesta
SC3: 55 x 18 second frames (gain 30%) Stacked using Registax 2 No tail the 900mm focal length wasn't the best to use for a comet. However it does show the bow-shock where the dust from the comet is driven back by the solar wind. |