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    Yet Another Boring Astro-Photography Shot

    Comet NEAT is currently speeding away from earth back into the nether regions of the solar system. It isn't quite visible to the naked eye, though binoculars pick it up, as will telescopes, of course.

    Comet NEAT was found by an automated sky searching system - the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking system, hence it's name. Ironically, another asteroid in the sky right now is Comet LINEAR, which was also found by those seeking asteroids - the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research system.

    On the nights of May 13th and 14th, Comet NEAT was passing by M44, the Beehive Cluster. So yours truly grabbed his trusty Nikon, loaded with Superia Xtra 400, his 50mm f1.4 Nikkor lens, and his tripod and took a couple of shots of the Beehive Cluster. I couldn't see Comet NEAT, but I knew I would get it on film. And here's the proof.

    Amazing what you can do with a camera and a oh, so boring 50mm lens!
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    Last edited by Speed; 05-24-2004 at 02:25 PM.
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    Wink The Next Night

    It had moved to here.

    They find asteroids by their movement from night to night. Comets are found much the same way, only they have tails when they get close enough to the sun to subliminate the ice.

    Hope you didn't find this too boring.
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    That's way cool.. Definately not boring...

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    Re: Yet Another Boring Astro-Photography Shot

    On the nights of May 13th and 14th, Comet NEAT was passing by M44, the Beehive Cluster. So yours truly grabbed his trusty Nikon, loaded with Superia Xtra 400, his 50mm f1.4 Nikkor lens, and his tripod and took a couple of shots of the Beehive Cluster. I couldn't see Comet NEAT, but I knew I would get it on film. And here's the proof.
    it is good idea , hope that you will do it ! good luck !

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    Re: Yet Another Boring Astro-Photography Shot



    Pay attention to post dates. LOL. He wasn't saying it's going to happen this May, he said it DID happen in May.

    2004.

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