Comet Neat

Post by **rcj** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:22 pm

Hi all,
Here is a picture of Comet Neat taken with a 300mm telephoto lens.
Image details:
Location: Malaysia
Instrument: 300mmf4 at f5.6
Mount: G11
Exposure: 20 minutes
Film: Konica Centuria 400

The picture was taken in 2004. Recently reprocessed. Almost lost the negative! Found it back recently.

Remus

Jin Peng · Post by **Jin Peng** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:00 am

Remus, >< very nice. By the way this year 2006 any news on comet approaching?

Post by **rcj** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:00 pm

not that i know of for any magnitude brighter than 6, may be wrong...

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:27 pm

Comet 73P Schwassmann Wachmann 3 may reach mag 6, or even naked eye, in 2006 May. Comet prospects for 2006 are listed at:
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/
(follow link to The Comets Tail, under "Highlights")
Go well!
Jeremy

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:39 pm

Very nice image, Remus.
I wonder what other treasures you have stored away!?
Go well!
Jeremy

starfinder · Post by **starfinder** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:30 pm

very nice photo Remus! I think I saw this comet with another one that night (Linear) in Telok Sari, the double comets of that year. The first comet I saw was Halley's Comet, in Singapore in 1986, just a cotton wool ball through my brother's 60mm f/15 Japanese refractor. Quite disappointing, but I did get to see it.

Well, as for comets in 2006, the good thing is that a Great Comet may pop up at any time with relatively short notice (i.e. a few months), from what I understand. Let's hope that happens! Then we shall have a Great Party!

Post by **rcj** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:26 am

hi jeremy,
woh! will look out for 73P then. am trying to sort out all my raw images currently. some stored in discs and older hard drives. i think i might have another picture of Neat but it is trailed slightly.
hi gavin,
yes, infact the comet was taken during that trip. i remembered it quite well coz we had about 30 plus telescopes that night!