neutronman
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Inspired by others here, I noticed a favorable framing early Monday morning of Comet 217P/Linear. It was right in between the Horse and the Sword.
So I grabbed my AstroTrac rig and headed up to my club's dark site in Atoka, OK at 1:00am, started shooting at 3:30am, finished at 5:30am, and drove back home -- whew! It was an adventure. My wife already thinks I'm crazy, so why not?
Here is the result:
http://www.astroclassifieds.com/gallery/data/526/M42_Comet217PLinear_Med.jpg
AstroTrac mount
Canon XSI ISO 800
Nikon 180mm f/4
24 x 3min
Maxim DL, CS4
Thanks for lookin'
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: Paramount ME (waiting for observatory), TAK EM-200, AstroTrac, Kenko Skymemo
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D700, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
Insurance: Kimber 45 ACP Pro Carry II TLE
My astrophotography Blog...
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JPGriffin
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Great shot! Thanks for sharing.
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cdndob
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Wow, now that was worth the drive!
Steve
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Nils_Lars
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Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA
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Great shot even without the comet , thats just the icing.
Totally worth it.
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Erik
Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD)
Orion ED 80
Williams Optics VII reducer
Celestron 8" SCT
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
PHD guide
Canon 500D Gary Honis Mod w/Baader filter
Astronomik CLS , 12nm Ha , and OIII clip ins
Bahtinov mask
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II and Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lenses
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HHastro
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John:
Great overview of the Orion-complex with all famous nebulas. And right in the middle a "wanderer" of the solar system.
Perfect!
Bruno
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TAK e200 f-4, 800mm, 4" Genesis f-5,
Canon EOS 20 Da, EOS 350 D (both modded)
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Mount: Mauz Mam 100.
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Jerry Lodriguss
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Loc: Voorhees, NJ
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Hi John,
Very nice!
Jerry
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oxygen
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Reged: 04/10/08
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That is an amazing shot. Well worth the drive.
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jmX
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Loc: Orange County, CA
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Wow, fantastic job! What a great widefield
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Jon
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Tapio
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Loc: Tampere, Finland
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Used this opportunity too.
http://www.ursa.fi/capella/foto/217P_linear_270909.jpg
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Tapio
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nickatnight
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Reged: 04/14/08
Posts: 2047
Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs)
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Wonderful image and a great catch too!
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nickatnight
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Lumicon 2" LumiBrite Diagonal
Meade s5000 18mm UWA, Meade 6.7mm UWA,
Parks G.S-5 10mm, Celestrom 40mm Plossl
Parks 2x Barlow, Meade Tele-Extender
Celestron f6.3 Focal Reducer
Lumicon UHC Filter and Deep Sky Filter
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Stardaug
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Splendid image! Worth the trip for sure.
Cheers.
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Shawn / Ontario, Canada
Celestron CPC800 SCT w/XLT & GPS // Skywatcher Equinox 80ED F6.25 500mm APO // Canon Rebel 350XT unmodded // Milburn EQ Wedge (a Meade model modified to fit my CPC)
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waassaabee
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Fantastic image John! That 180mm is a prefect match for this shot, and the processing looks top notch as well!
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Gary
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neutronman
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Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Thanks folks! It is really fun to catch these little "events" where you have a limited opportunity. I've already put in my order for more and bigger comets 
And thanks again to Hiro and others in this forum for alerting me to this comet!
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: Paramount ME (waiting for observatory), TAK EM-200, AstroTrac, Kenko Skymemo
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D700, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
Insurance: Kimber 45 ACP Pro Carry II TLE
My astrophotography Blog...
http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/
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kiarash
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WoW !
I cant take this even with a telescope !
how did you do this ?
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The Sky is mine.
The windows, the mind, the air, love, earth, are all mine."
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weatherandsky
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
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LOL!! I bet she does! Anyway, it is a very nice capture. I need to get this plugged into my star programs before I miss some opportunities.
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Kerry
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QHY-8, Canon 40D unmodded, Meade DSI-C
Meade 12" LightBridge
Astro-Tech 8in RC
Celestron C6-SCT
Sky-Watcher Equinox 80mm APO
Omcon 4.5" Newt
Celestron Skymaster 15x70
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Dave M
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Cool! shot, job well done.. 
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Dave
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Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11
Tak FSQ106ED
Canon 20D
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neutronman
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Quote:
WoW !
I cant take this even with a telescope !
how did you do this ?
Good dark skies, about an hour of exposure (can always use more), good DDP stretch, lots of Photoshop meditation 
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: Paramount ME (waiting for observatory), TAK EM-200, AstroTrac, Kenko Skymemo
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D700, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
Insurance: Kimber 45 ACP Pro Carry II TLE
My astrophotography Blog...
http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/
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charles genovese
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Reged: 02/04/06
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Loc: Madisonville Louisiana
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Great picture and every bit worth the effort! Yes your wife is correct -we are all crazy...woudn't have it any other way! Charles
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David Pavlich
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This comet sure has inspired some terrific images! Great work, indeed. 
David
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ki_cz
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Reged: 02/05/08
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Great work, definitely worth the effort. 180mm seems like the perfect focal length for getting these 2 targets as well.
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