Comet Machholz by RNitze

Photography • Space • posted on Dec 29, 2004

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This is one of the first pictures I was able to take from comet Machholz. Because of the earth's rotation, the stars (and also the comet) have a little bit "stripeshape". Thanks for looking! Best, Reinhard. German: Dieses ist eines der 1. brauchbaren Bilder von Komet Machholz. Wegen der Erdrotation und der l

Comments (4)

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Onslow

3:15PM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Amazing photo. - is it taken with a telescope or using the camera only ?

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Beemer

3:57PM | Wed, 29 December 2004

This Is Great! Thank You for Sharing This Galactic Event With Us! Good Idea, Putting the Tree in the Foreground for Perspective! I Have Been Trying for Weeks to Capture This with the Camera, But No Luck. The Weather Has Not Been Cooperating, But I Have Founded A Few Times with Binoculars. This Is the Third Comet This Year, That Is Visible with the Naked Eye. spaceweather.com Has Some Great Information You May Be Interested in.

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jcv2

12:31PM | Thu, 30 December 2004

Wow! Impressive capture of this not so well-known comet! You know there are special systems to follow celestial objects? Telescopes etc. are sometimes equipped with them. Excellent work, Reinhard!