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Image © 2007 Roger Appeldorn     Email name*: appeldorn_r

 

Object Name: Comet Holmes/17P

Observation Info

Imaging Info

- Date/Time: 2007-11-01 / 2305 MDT

- Camera: Starlight Xpress MX7C

- Location:

- Scope/Lens: Meade LX200 12in f/10

- Limiting Magnitude:

- Optical path: Meade f/3.3 reducer
- Seeing: - Filter(s):
- Transparency: - ISO Setting/Film:
- Temp./Wind: - Exposure time, #: 10sec, 15 images

NOTES:

Attached is my image of Comet Holmes. It is as close to true color as I can make it. Also I could see no structure around the comet so I concentrated on the central image. The Data is as follows:
System f/ number = 3.97
Software: Astroart 3.0
Field of view = 18.4 min. X 13.7 min.
Location: 3h 48m 54s; 50deg 46min 0sec north

 

 

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Updated: 12-Nov-2007