Comet Holmes on Dec 13 till 15, 2007


f=742mm prime focus

Date & Time: (left) Dec 13 2007, from 26:01 to 26:20 JST(+0900), 6min.×4shots
(right) Dec 15 2007, from 23:49 to 24:26 JST(+0900), 6min.×4shots
Optical: TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon with a conversion lens (f=742mm, F4.6)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2Pro
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3024×2016)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600, White Balance...Auto



f=300mm telephoto

Date & Time: Dec 15 2007, from 23:07 to 23:24 JST(+0900)
Composed 4shots with 5 minutes exposed
Optical: TAMRON SP f=300mmF2.8, Aperture: F3.2
with IDAS LPS-P2 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Digital Camera: Nikon D70 (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3008×2000)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO800


This page shows you change of comet Holmes for 3 days from Dec 13 till 15. The comet has a diameter of about a degree, can be detect with naked eyes. We can see a thin dust tail stretched toward SSE from the nucleus clearly. The comet has an anomalous figure of "comet in comet".


Holmes on Dec 31, 2007
Holmes on Dec 8, 2007

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