Re: [APML] C/2001 Q4

["Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Jeff - looks great! I think the comet is bigger than your field of view.
How hard is it to guide on the comet nucleus? I have a similar guide
setup but didn't have the nerve to try that.

Stuart
http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/
Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 1:22 AM
Subject: [APML] C/2001 Q4


> Here's my rendition of the comet from wednesday night at
> a site in the hills just west of palo alto...
>
> http://fototime.com/87F30F87DDA107C/standard.jpg
>
> full res...
>
> http://fototime.com/87F30F87DDA107C/orig.jpg
>
> Here's a crop of the good part...
>
> standard...
> http://fototime.com/031935F5ECC4514/standard.jpg
>
> Big..
> http://fototime.com/031935F5ECC4514/orig.jpg
>
> The above is E200 35mm slide film, something like 20 minutes
> with the FSQ @ F5 on a G11.  Guiding was with the
> ST7E (900mm guidescope) & CCDOps centroiding on the comet nucleus...
>
> There's a hint of an ion tail there.
>
> I suspect Provia would be better.
>
> We're also gonna need a darker sky.
>
> jeff
>
>
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