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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Mac on Nov 30, 2021, 04:32:19

Title: Comet 2021 Leonard.
Post by: Mac on Nov 30, 2021, 04:32:19

Well it is very dim at the moment, and the haze didnt help this morning.
They are not called faint fuzzies for nothing.

It is visible in a pair of binos, although it should get brighter over the next few weeks.

Left hand side.
Didnt have time to set up my mount so this is straight out of camera.
Nikon D3 120mm f5.6 15 Sec exposure @ 12800 iso, which is why there is some star trailing.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51715312730_d63ddd7e53_o.jpg)

I'll try and get the mount set up over the next two weeks and get some more guided images.

https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-cometleonard-mercury-venus-mars-jupiter-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=38.78333%7C0.16667%7CXabia+A+(ES)%7CEurope%2FMadrid%7C0&obj=cometleonard&h=04&m=00&date=2021-11-30#ra|13.243243294879864|dec|30.443923852237642|fov|80 (https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-cometleonard-mercury-venus-mars-jupiter-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=38.78333%7C0.16667%7CXabia+A+(ES)%7CEurope%2FMadrid%7C0&obj=cometleonard&h=04&m=00&date=2021-11-30#ra%7C13.243243294879864%7Cdec%7C30.443923852237642%7Cfov%7C80)

Mac.


Title: Re: Comet 2021 Leonard.
Post by: doug on Nov 30, 2021, 10:09:42
Nice one, Mac. Hope you get your set-up working and get some illustrious images of the comet.

Doug.
Title: Re: Comet 2021 Leonard.
Post by: Rick on Jan 04, 2022, 09:58:00
If th esteady stream of APODs* is any guide, this comet has been developing in an interesting manner. Pity it's a bit far south now...

* For example: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211230.html and https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220103.html