Guest Ely Ellis Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Well, its not widefield, but there is no catagory for this. (Maybe mods can add a Misc catagory). Anyway, this target took some finding, I had a good idea of where to point and took a few images and kept looking for anything that may have been a comet. Eventually after about 20 shots, I found something that looked like a smudge. I decided that it must be it and continued to take about 30 subs but had to use ISO 1600 due to faintness of the comet. Looking through my images one by one, I could see the position of the comet changing, confirming I was on target. I stacked the images, which elongated the comet tail as its position was slightly different in each image. It was quite low on the horizon in the North East and suffered greatly with light polution. On the full image there was also a very nice double, but as yet I have not been able to identify it. Anyway, here it is, sorry its not much to look at. Edited December 10, 2012 by Ely Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Here is the full frame and I have identified the double as being Gilese 521.2 A(& Full image details are... Center (RA, Dec): (204.784, 50.180) Center (RA, hms): 13h 39m 08.178s Center (Dec, dms): +50° 10' 48.858" Size: 76.8 x 51.1 arcmin Radius: 0.769 deg Pixel scale: 1.07 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is -34.3 degrees E of N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 you certainly got it nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 that is really good Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That is brilliant. Man, that comet is faint. Well done for capturing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Great shot! Not an easy target by the sounds of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice capture. If you select Comet mode in dss it will align the comet but the stars will trail. Look in dss help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Well everyone, I decided to stack my comet Linear image in DSS using comet mode. It has brought out the comet a bit brighter and clearer and the stars in the background show movement. There's not much of a tail, but it certainly brings the comet out better. The new stack I think is much better. Compare with the old one. New image Old image Thanks Martin Edited January 1, 2013 by Ely Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nice Martin, not seen a comet through a scope yet. I'll wait for this one to get a little easier to see (isn't March predicted to be best for viewing this one?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 That's much brighter Martin you're right, good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 That is a fantastic shot, really impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nice Martin, not seen a comet through a scope yet. I'll wait for this one to get a little easier to see (isn't March predicted to be best for viewing this one?). Dan, this one is moving away, its not the one due in March. This was very faint, although when stacked using the comet option in DSS, it shows up quite bright. Quite pleased with the second stacking. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 very nice the new stack works very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Far better shape and definition in the new stack, well done. At the end of the day your not interested in the stars in this type of shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thats almost exactly the view you get through a 12" dob. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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