Photos of Comets
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Photos of Comets |
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Comet P12/Pons-Brooks, March 8th, 2024, 19:38 - 21:19 UT+1
Spiral structure of the coma is clearly visible.
Location: Mjølfjell, Norway. Bortle Class 2-3
Camera: TS2600MP with EFW filterwheel and Antlia LRGB-V-Pro filters.
Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120ED
f7, Gain 100, Offset 768, Cooling at -10.
Flats, Darkflats, Darks and Bias
Capture and autoguiding by NINA
Exposure:
L: 18 x 60s, R: 21 x 60s, G: 21 x 60s, B: 21 x 60s
Stacked in WBPP for comet and for stars
Image processing in Pixinsight
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Comet P12/Pons-Brooks, March 7th, 2024, 20:00 - 21:16 UT+1
Location: Mjølfjell, Norway. Bortle Class 2-3
Camera: Canon EOS RP with Canon EF 70-200mm 1:4 L IS USM
StarAdventurer tracker
Calibratin frams: Flats, Darkflats, Darks and Bias
Exposure: 120x 30s
Stacked in APP for comet and for stars
Image processing in Pixinsight
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Comet C/2022 E3, January 27th, 2023, 01:00 - 03:00 UT+1
Dust tail, Anti tail and Ion tail visible.
Location: Sandsli, Begen, Norway. Bortle Class 6
Camera: ASI 1600MM-Pro with EFW filterwheel and Antlia RGB Pro filters.
Telescope: Borg 72FL with Starizona Apex ED S 0.65x reducer
f3.6, Gain 139, Offset 50, Cooling at -20.
Flats, Darks and Bias
Capture and autoguiding by NINA
Exposure:
L: 65 x 60s, R: 20 x 60s, G: 24 x 60s, B: 24 x 60s
Stacked in APP comet-mode using aggressive outlier-rejection to remove star trails.
Stacked once more in normal mode for stars.
The resulting two images were combined in Photoshop using StarXterminator
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Comet P46/Wirtanen, December 14th, 2018, 21:16 UT+1
While taking photos of Comet 46P/Wirtanen and the Pleiades, a Geminide meteor showed up in the lower right corner of the image.
The animation shows the smoke trail visible in the next 3 exposures.
Location: Mjølfjell, Voss, Norway. 60°42’ N, 6°54’ E, Elevation 650m.
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC-Cool
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4.0L IS USM at 70mm
Exposure: 30s, f4, Gain 300, Offset 50
Comet Lovejoy, January 20th 2015, 20:00 UT+1
Location: Sandsli, Bergen, Norway. 60°18’ N, 5°12’ E, Elevation 65m.
Camera: Canon EOS40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4.0L IS USM at 200mm (cropped 1:1)
Exposure: 15 x 180s, f4, at 1600 ISO with IDAS LPS V4 light pollution filter
Comet PANSTARRS, March 18th 2013, 20:37 UT+1
Location: Flesland harbour, Bergen, Norway. 60°18’ N, 5°12’ E, Elevation 2m.
Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 at 250mm (slightly cropped)
Exposure: 6s, f4, at 1600 ISO
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Comet PANSTARRS, March 13th 2013, 19:53 UT+1
Location: Fanafjell south of Bergen, Norway. 60°15’ N, 5°21’ E, Elevation 225m.
Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 with 1.4X tele-converter at 420mm
Cropped 1:1, Field size 0.8° x 0,6°
Exposure: 10 images at 1.3s, f8, at 800 ISO stacked in Photoshop CS5
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First glimpse of comet PANSTARRS together with new moon. The comet is the tiny dot in the upper left corner.
Location: Fanafjell south of Bergen, Norway. 60°15’ N, 5°21’ E, Elevation 225m.
March 12, 2013, 19:35 UT+1
Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 with 1.4X tele-converter at 230mm
Exposure: 1/4s, f8, at 800 ISO
Comet PANSTARRS very low on the horizon just above the clouds.
Location: Fanafjell south of Bergen, Norway. 60°15’ N, 5°21’ E, Elevation 225m.
March 12, 2013, 19:57 UT+1
Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 with 1.4X tele-converter at 420mm (sligthly cropped)
Exposure: 6s, f8, at 800 ISO
| Picture of Comet 103P Hartley taken at Mjølfjell in Voss, Norway. October 10, 2010, 20:56 UT+2 Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II Telescope: Borg 101ED refractor with f4 reducer Exposure: 300 sec, f4, at 1600 ISO . |
Bilde av Komet 103P Hartley tatt på Mjølfjell i Voss. 10. Oktober 2010, 20:56 UT+2 Camera: Canon EOS5D Mk II Teleskop: Borg 101ED refraktor med f4 reducer Eksponering: 300 sek, f4, ved 1600 ISO. |
Animasjonen viser kometens bevegelse i et tidsrom på 1 time og 15 minutter
| Picture of Comet 17P Holmes taken at Sandsli outside Bergen, Norway. December 17, 2007, 22:01 UT+1 Camera: Canon EOS20D Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 at 300mm Exposure: 24 x 100 sec, f6.3, at 400 ISO, aligned and stacked in DeepSky Stacker. The picture of the moon is taken the same evening at same focal length and overlaid to show the proportions.. The composite picture has been cropped corresponding to a focal length of approx. 430 mm. |
Bilde av komet 17P Holmes tatt på Sandsli utenfor Bergen. 17 desember 2007, kl 22:01 lokal tid. Kamera: Canon EOS20D Objektiv: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 ved 300mm Eksponering: 24 x 100 sec, f6.3, 400 ISO, staket i DeepSky Stacker. Bildet av månen ble tatt samme kveld med samme brennvidde, og er kopiert inn ved siden av kometen for å vise størrelsesforholdet. Bildet er beskjært og utsnittet tilsvarer en brennvidde på 430 mm. |
Picture taken at Sandsli outside Bergen, Norway. January 10, 2007, 17:14 UT+1
Camera: Canon EOS20D
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 plus Sigma EX APO 2X Tele Converter (400mm)
Exposure: 1/2 sec, f8, at 200 ISO, 9 exposures stacked usnig K3CCDTools
Bilde tatt på Sandsli utenfor Bergen. 10 januar 2007, kl 17:14 lokal tid.
Kamera: Canon EOS20D
Objektiv: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 pluss Sigma EX APO 2X Telekonverter (400mm)
Eksponering: 1/2 sek, f8, ved 200 ISO, 9 eksponeringer stacket i K3CCDTools
Picture taken at Sandsli outside Bergen, Norway. January 8, 2007, 17:03 UT+1
Camera: Canon EOS20D
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 plus Sigma EX APO 2X Tele Converter (600mm)
Exposure: 1/8 sec, f8, at 800 ISO, 12 exposures stacked usnig K3CCDTools
Bilde tatt på Sandsli utenfor Bergen. 8 januar 2007, kl 17:03 lokal tid.
Kamera: Canon EOS20D
Objektiv: Sigma 100-300mm EX APO HSM f1:4 pluss Sigma EX APO 2X Telekonverter (600mm)
Eksponering: 1/8 sek, f8, ved 800 ISO, 12 eksponeringer stacket i K3CCDTools
Same picture as the first, but this version have been stretched in Photoshop.
Samme bilde som øverst, men noe mer strukket i Photoshop.
This picture shows one single exposure. It has not been processed in any way. The field is approx. 2x1.3 degrees.
Bildet viser en enkelteksponering, ubeskåret og ubehandlet (ca 2x1,3 grader felt)
Picture taken at Sandsli outside Bergen, Norway. October 10, 2006, 21:38 UT+2
Telescope: Vixen R200SS
Camera: Canon EOS20D
Exposure: 20 sec at 800 ISO, 4 exposures stacked
Picture taken at Sandsli outside Bergen, Norway. October 10, 2006, 22:25 UT+2
Telescope: Vixen R200SS
Camera: Canon EOS20D
Exposure: 20 sec at 800 ISO, 5 exposures stacked
