oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I can`t beleive my luck. Not only did i manage to at last see it visually from my garden with the bins, but rushed in like a mad man, got the canon and the tripod and managed to get this. A single 5 second exposure. Naturally cloud then covered it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Great stuff, still cloudy here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Amazing, well done. I had a nose outside but there was too much cloud. I'm impressed with your image. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Well done Mark Not long left to view it now, too cloudy here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 It 's still quite bright, Nice one Mark. I hope we get a few clear spells over the weekend it would be nice to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Cheers guys, it was a very rushed attempt and as you can probably see in the image, the cloud cover was quite extensive but i got a luky break with the small gap in the clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Was it visible with the naked eye? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrocookie Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Well done. I got a look last week in the binos but had no chance of getting a shot at it. What time did you take the shot and roughly how high in the sky was it ??? I imagine we are running out of time now !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Was it visible with the naked eye? James No but i do live in town and i was in my garden. Maybe it would be visible naked eye from a dark site? It was bright and very obvious in the 10x50 bins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Good shot Mark, I've seen it in the bino's would love a photo oppotunity !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Well done. I got a look last week in the binos but had no chance of getting a shot at it. What time did you take the shot and roughly how high in the sky was it ??? I imagine we are running out of time now !!! I took the image about 19.50 pm and it was about 12 degrees above the horizon. It will be visible for some time but just not so bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Good shot Mark, I've seen it in the bino's would love a photo oppotunity !! Thanks Ron, i am hoping we can get a crack at it at our next meeting. Should make a lovely shot with the yachts in the foreground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Terrific capture Mark - very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Terrific capture Mark - very well done Thanks Kim, though Lady Luck was certainly holding my hand with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Great photo, you must be very pleased. I'd love to see it. Just compared your image to Stellarium. You have captured stars just past 8th magnitude and the tail spans about one third of a degree in the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Very nice, I thought it was past its best, your picture proves otherwise. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Great photo, you must be very pleased. I'd love to see it. Just compared your image to Stellarium. You have captured stars just past 8th magnitude and the tail spans about one third of a degree in the image. Thanks Pete, interesting info also. To be honest i was in such a rush due to the cloud rolling inand having nothing ready as it was cloudy!! . I wish i had more time, it looked great visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Very nice, I thought it was past its best, your picture proves otherwise. Congrats. Thanks Daz, honestly i was amazed, it looked great. It may be passed it`s best but still it looked great. With the Moonrise getting later there should be some good chances to see it before it fades too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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