17P/Holmes Comet Holmes's historical explosion in the November of 2007
Composit (19X30 sec. and 19X5 min)
The short exposed element (9,5 min)
The choma and the nucleus
Movement of the comet in 25 hours...
Both image are 9 x 30 sec. at Iso 400.
The animation shows the movement of the comet in 25 h 19'. At this period it moved approximately 12'.
The rise of the coma's diameter can be easily detected.
Used instruments - Telescope:100/900 ED apo - Mount:Synta HEQ5 pro, Synscan (goto) - Camera:Canon EOS 350D + Baader UV/IR block - Guiding:70/500 refr. manually Image details - Exposure time:19 x 30 sec (unguided) and 19 x 5 min - Iso speed:400 (short exp.), 1600 (long exp.) - FOV's size:Upper img.: 50' x 33' - Processing:Iris, Photoshop cs Details of creation - Seeing:4-5/10 - Temperature:7 °C - Humidity:55% rel. - Location:Budapest - Elevation:196 m (sea lev.=0) - Latitude:+47° 30' - Date:02.11.2007 Comments All images taken through Unioptik F.S.S. Deepsky filter