Comet Holmes [ Anza Borrego/Arroyo Salado 11/14 ]

I'm blogging from Anza Borrego/Arroyo Salado, after traveling here from Baja Mexico (Jamau).

As in Jamau (11/12 & 11/13), the comet has lost its wildly dynamic ion tail. However, in 10x50 binoculars it's size is increased noticeaboy ("big fuzzball") & you can discern the nucleus (!).

Saw a nice Leonid mag 1 meteor @12:45am which left a persistent trail (Leo was 10 deg up in the east).

Night was balmy, around 65 deg, I was practically in short sleeves. Reminds me of the Leonid Metoer Shower in '98 (where I observed from this location). Arrived here @10pm pretty exhausted & spent the whole night photographing until dawn.



5" f8 APO (Astrophysics), 15s Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


5" f8 APO (Astrophysics), 60s Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


5" f8 APO (Astrophysics), 90s Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


5" f8 APO (Astrophysics), 120s Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


610mm f6 APO (Astrophysics), 10m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


450mm f4.5 APO (Astrophysics), 5m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Nikon 300mm/2.8 (4), 4m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 100mm/2.8 (4), 4m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 50mm/2.8 (4), 4m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 15mm/2.8 (4), 4m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 15mm/2.8 (4), 4m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 15mm/2.8 (4), 2m Canon 20D (ASA 1600)


Canon 15mm/2.8 (4), 30s Canon 20D (ASA 1600)

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Comet Holmes [ Jamau, Baja/Mexico 11/13-14 ]

I'm blogging from Jamau (Baja Mexico) after a night-session photographing Comet Holmes.

[ I'm here for the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000, so I'm doing 2 things at once. Armin Schwarz (famous German rally-racer is racing. See here for LiveWebCast & iTunes video-podcast of the race ]

The photos are not showing the ion tail like last week. In the telescope eyepiece, the coma is very diffuse (more than last week).


610mm f6, 10m (ASA 1600) Canon 20D


450mm f4.5, 5 m (ASA 1600) Canon 20D


Nikokn 300mm/2.8, 4 min (ASA 800) Canon 20D


15mm/2.8 (4), 30s (ASA 1600) Canon 20D


610mm f6, 2 min (ASA 1600) Canon 20D

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Nature piccs

Comet Holmes [ Hungry Valley/CA, 11/7 ]

many meteors observed from 12pm - 5am

4:25am mag 1 meteor (slow), away from Auriga towards NE
4:29am mag -3 meteor, away from Auriga towards SW
4:33am mag -3 meteor, reddish nucleus w/persistent trail (slow moving)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
TP2415 hypered by Martin Germano



8" f1.5 Schmidt-Camera (300mm), hypered TP2415 4m


8" f1.5 Schmidt-Camera (300mm), hypered TP2415 4m (crop)


8" f1.5 Schmidt-Camera (300mm), hypered TP2415 4m (crop) [ equalized image ]


AP 610mm f6, 10m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


AP 450mm f4.5, 5m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 300mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 200mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 100mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 100mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 50mm/1.4(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


Canon 15mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]



Canon 15mm/2.8(4) 4m [ Canon 20D ASA 1600 ]


AP 1030mm f8, 2m [ Canon 20D ASA 800]

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