Abbey Ridge Observatory Images of Comet Holmes

Taken at the backyard astronomical observatory of Dave and Michelle Lane


Notice that the comet grows in size as the days go by!

October 27, 2007 (morning): A log-stretched image of Comet Holmes with the C11 and ST9 camera (15x2s exposures unfiltered).

October 28, 2007 (evening): A log-stretched image of Comet Holmes with the C11 and ST9 camera (15x2s exposures unfiltered).
October 29, 2007 (evening): A log-stretched image of Comet Holmes with the C11 and ST9 camera (10x10s exposures V-filtered).
October 30, 2007 (all night): A gif-movie of Comet Holmes (log stretched) with the C11 and ST9 camera (10x10s exposures unfiltered).
November 2, 2007 (evening): A log-stretched wide-field colour image of Comet Holmes with a Canon Digital Rebel XT SLR camera and a 4" TeleVue Genesis. Not much colour is visble however. Click on the image for a larger version.
November 2, 2007 (evening): A log-stretched LRGB colour image of Comet Holmes with the C11 and ST9 camera. Not much colour is visible!
November 7, 2007 (evening): A log-stretched image of Comet Holmes with the C11 and ST9 camera. Now it is too big for my field of view!

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