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Comet attempt from Utah

Started by geomorph, 11/02/2007 02:31AM
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Tyler Allred
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Hi all. I finally got a night to image the comet and tried it with my Tak Epsilon 160 and ST2000 combo. Here is the reduced widefield version....

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Posted 11/02/2007 02:32AM #1
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... and here is a full resolution crop.
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Tyler

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Posted 11/02/2007 05:17AM #2
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Very nice, Tyler! Thanks for sharing.
I think I prefer the uncropped version.
I am getting good views even here under the L.A. light dome. 8O
Linton
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Posted 11/02/2007 05:25AM #3
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Great shot Tyler. That's one of the best I have seen and there are a lot.

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Tyler,
That really looks like it's moving!
Great shot.
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Beautiful shot, Tyler!

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Great shots Tyler! 8)
Thank you for sharing!
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Posted 11/02/2007 08:30PM #7
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Thanks for the comments folks!
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Nicely done, Tyler!

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