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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equipment pictures







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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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new observation site photos

Comet Homes [ Hungry Valley/CA, 11/5/07 ]

many meteors observed
tested out various astrographs

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
TP2415 hypered by Martin Germano



8" f1.5 Schmidt Camera, 4m on hypered TP2415


8" f1.5 Schmidt Camera, 4m on hypered TP2415 (image equalization)


AP 610mm f6 10m ASA 1600


AP 450mm f4.5 5m ASA 1600


Nikon 300mm/2.8 4m ASA 800


Canon 200mm/2.8 4m ASA 800


Canon 100mm/2.8 4m ASA 800


Canon 50mm/1.4(2.8) 4m ASA 800



Canon 15mm/2.8 4m ASA 800

Comet Holmes, 200mm/2.8 lens [ Afton Canyon 11/1 ]

4 min (ASA 800)

Comet Holmes, 50mm/1.4 (2.8) lens [ Afton Canyon 11/1 ]

4 min (ASA 800)

Comet Holmes, 100mm/2.8 lens [ Afton Canyon 11/1 ]

4 min (ASA 800)

Comet Holmes, Astrophysics 5" f8 APO refractor [ Afton Canyon 11/1 ]

8 min (ASA 800)


30 s (ASA 200)