Hello all!
I was just able to watch Holmes last night... for the first time. (due to bad weather & real-life issues)... what an awesome view!
It sure was fun... the comet is quite large, as it was almost taking over the whole chip of my Orion Starshoot. I can still drop a focal reducer to make it last a bit longer though...
The view on binoculars was wonderful... using the Celestron 15x70s the comet was huge, and almost 3D! And the wide views, including the stars surrounding the comet, give it a whole different perspective than what you get in a CCD. (unless you have one of those "monster cameras"...)
Here is a shot of it... a combination of 20x30sec exposures, through a WO 80ED-II refractor.
Thanks for looking! 8)
I was just able to watch Holmes last night... for the first time. (due to bad weather & real-life issues)... what an awesome view!
It sure was fun... the comet is quite large, as it was almost taking over the whole chip of my Orion Starshoot. I can still drop a focal reducer to make it last a bit longer though...
The view on binoculars was wonderful... using the Celestron 15x70s the comet was huge, and almost 3D! And the wide views, including the stars surrounding the comet, give it a whole different perspective than what you get in a CCD. (unless you have one of those "monster cameras"...)
Here is a shot of it... a combination of 20x30sec exposures, through a WO 80ED-II refractor.
Thanks for looking! 8)
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Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL
Ivan's Observatory
Lat 26N 16' 48" Long 80W 10' 48"
[COLOR="Red"]Personal Website:[/COLOR] http://www.ivangastaldo.com
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