Comets

Comet Leonard -2021 A1

Passing by globular cluster M3/NGC 5272

Imaged Dec 3, 2021

4 minutes at ISO 3200 ; Focal length 1100 mm

Comet NEOWISE - 2020 F3

July 13, 2020

Comet NEOWISE - 2020 F3

July 11, 2020

Comet Lovejoy - 2014 Q2

Jan 24, 2015

Comet 2012 S1 ISON

Tracking comet, letting stars streak

Taken Jan 19, 2013 with 6" refractor and Canon EOS 5D Mark II

It was slightly farther from the sun than the orbit of Jupiter

This is the full frame image.

Comet is within blue circle

Comet McNaught (2009 R1)

5-minute exposure, June 11, 2010

Mount was tracking comet and letting stars streak

Comet Lulin (2007 N3)

3-minute exposure, Feb, 23, 2009

Mount was tracking stars and letting comet smear a bit

Comet Lulin (2007 N3)

3-minute exposure, Feb, 23, 2009

Mount was tracking comet and letting stars streak

Comet 2006 A1 - Pojmanski

The stars are streaked because the mount was tracking the comet.

The comet was moving north, toward the top of the image.

So the stationary stars appear to be moving south, toward the bottom.

Comet Machholz - 2004 Q2

(with strobing passenger jet)

Dec. 20, 2004

Most Comet images show dramatic comas and tails.

But the image above shows how many comets look in small telescopes.

These 4 comets were imaged the same morning, between 4 am and 5 am.

They were up there in different areas of the sky hiding among the background stars.

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