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2010-10-04

04:03:49 pm, by bobc

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Comet 103P/Hartley 2 by Bob Christmas

Here is a small excerpt of one of my images of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 that I took from Spectacle Lake Lodge, near Barry's Bay, ON, Sunday Night, October 3, 2010, 10-pm-ish.

Comet 103P/Hartley 2, by Bob Christmas

This is a single 2-minute exposure, Canon Digital Rebel 300D through a Tamron 300mm lens at f/2.8 & ISO 1600. Gamma-corrected and contrasted slightly.

-- Bob Christmas

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Comment from: Tekatch Ann [Member]

Good catch, Bob! Could you detect the comet visually from Spectacle Lake?

Permalink 2010-10-04 @ 17:41

Comment from: bobc [Member]

I couldn't see Hartley 2 visually until after I located it photographically. Once I spotted it on my images and knew exactly where to look, I could make out a very faint fuzzy in binoculars and in my lens thru the camera viewfinder, and only using averted vision.

Permalink 2010-10-04 @ 20:06

Comment from: kerry [Member]

Bob that is a great shot! I think I can see a little bit of tail as well. Looks like Thursday night will be my chance to give it a shot. It's going to be going right by the double cluster. Hope you can get another shot of it then as well.
Kerry

Permalink 2010-10-06 @ 12:44

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