RE: [APML] California Comet Adventure - First NEAT image

["John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>]

	Great image Chris and a great report! Some of us still haven't seen
the comet. :-( When travelling 3000mi to do some imaging there is always a
risk of getting snookered - especially on such a short trip. While you
didn't get perfect skies, they sure sounded nice! You can keep the scorpions
though. That's one detail we don't have to worry about here in Canada. I am
also impressed that you managed to get Jim to flash a little leg!

Let's see more! (AP, that is!)

John Mirtle
Calgary, Ab. Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle


-----Original Message-----
From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On
Behalf Of Chris Cook
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:35 PM
To: astro-photo@seds.org
Subject: [APML] California Comet Adventure - First NEAT image

Hi all -

>From May 11-14th, I flew out to CA to image comet NEAT.  I knew my 
>chances
here in New England we about zero to none to get some decent shots on film.
During my visit I stayed with my good friend Jim Janusz in Palm Desert.
>From his home, it was only about a hour drive east to some black mag 
>7.0
desert skies.  I also met up with friend and fellow AZ imager Richard Payne.

Over the three nights of imaging, all nights were successful in imaging the
comet.  Here's my first shot that I processed.  Taken on P400F +1 through
Jim's A-P Traveler refractor FR'd to f/4.5.

http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/neat-051204.html


I've also spent the last week or so putting a trip report together on my
experiences along with some shots of the site and friends.

Report:
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/articles/ca-comet-adv.html

There are many more comet and deep-sky shots to come over the next several
days/week as I get them processed.
Comments always welcomed!
Enjoy the view.

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro

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