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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / January 2007Comet McNaught.. Anyone nabbed it?
I thought the following image was a hoax when I first saw it, but no, it's real: http://spaceweather.com/comets/mcnaught/10jan07/Kaluzny1.jpg I only found out about this tonight - there is a rather bright comet passing the Sun at the moment - but I gather it has not been favourably placed for viewing down-under until now.. (At sunset, look to the left of Mercury and Venus) I'm sure some of the folks here can do better than the above effort... Apparently it was, and may still be, even *daylight* visible a few days back - how the heck did I miss this news?? I gather the Australian media are disinterested...? )O; And with my luck the damn thing will have faded dramatically by the time the Brisbane skies clear... Finder charts here: http://www.skymaps.com/comets/2006p1-s1.html Note those are simulated comet images - wish they wouldn't make it look so spectacular - if it *does* look like that I'll probably faint and miss some shots - good comets do not come along often... Saturday should be interesting if all that fits in the field of view.  SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : Finder charts here: : [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : so spectacular - if it *does* look like that I'll probably faint and : miss some shots - good comets do not come along often... Went out for a try just now but we have cloud in the west, bummer. Will try again tomorrow. I have a nice clear hill to shoot from but it is not unusual to get a bit of cloud in the west this time of year. :-( > Saturday should be interesting if all that fits in the field of view. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > : so spectacular - if it *does* look like that I'll probably faint and > : miss some shots - good comets do not come along often... There's muck on the horizon here too, but I'm not sure of the compass angle to search. SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : Went out for a try just now but we have cloud in the west, bummer. Will try : again tomorrow. I have a nice clear hill to shoot from but it is not unusual [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : > : so spectacular - if it *does* look like that I'll probably faint and : > : miss some shots - good comets do not come along often... I took a compass with me. The link that Mark gave for skymaps is pretty good, has W and SW marked on it. From where you are though it may be too low on the horizon with the Blue Mountains in the way. > There's muck on the horizon here too, but I'm not sure of the compass > angle to search. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and > : > : miss some shots - good comets do not come along often... > There's muck on the horizon here too, but I'm not sure of the compass > angle to search. That would be pretty much due West.. Just after/at sunset - keep looking where the sun went down! You should see one very bright star (actually it's Venus) a bit to the right, and one less bright one (if you're lucky, for Mercury is generally difficult to see in the remaining glare from the sun). Just to the left of those, but still almost exactly where the sun went down, you may see the faint streak quite close to the horizon. Sadly I was clouded out here too (just south of Bris). Weather looks good for the next few days, but yep, clouds are common in the west at night.. > Just after/at sunset - keep > looking where the sun went down! You should see one very bright star [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > almost exactly where the sun went down, you may see the faint streak > quite close to the horizon. For the sake of a full description, I should also add - the comet, like the stars and planets, is of course 'following' the Sun - I think you only have about 40 minutes or so after sunset to catch it.. The actual time it remains visible above the horizon will depend on how high you are, and how low the horizon is. The higher you are, and the lower your 'local horizon' is (buildings and hills are not good things!), the better your chances of seeing it against a somewhat dark sky. I had a few brief tries to see if I could spot it during daylight today, but failed. I suspect it may have significantly lost brightness. dang. Got 'im! (Tuesday evening) Visible for about 30 mins after sunset from West Pennant Hills, NSW http://faxmentis.org/html/mcnaught.html No telescope used - just 135mm tele on a D50. -- Jeff R. > Got 'im! (Tuesday evening) > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Jeff R. gad dearn it..... if victoria was not awaash with smoke..... > I thought the following image was a hoax when I first saw it, but no, > it's real: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > back - how the heck did I miss this news?? I gather the Australian > media are disinterested...? )O; It has been on the news for the last 4 days that I know of It was even discussed by the woman in aus.family this morning http://news.google.com.au/news?hl=en&q=comet%20mcnaught&cr=countryAU&ie=UTF-8&oe =UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn Some more shots And with my luck the damn thing will > have faded dramatically by the time the Brisbane skies clear... >It has been on the news for the last 4 days that I know of and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! Hallelujah! > and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! > > Hallelujah! "the Lord" must be a real stud: it keeps coming a second time, on demand... >> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >> >> Hallelujah! > > "the Lord" must be a real stud: it keeps coming > a second time, on demand... The only studs you come across are in the many gay bars that you frequent, as$clown. Boy, do you love anonymous gay sex in public men's bathrooms >>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The only studs you come across are in the many gay bars that you frequent, > as$clown. Boy, do you love anonymous gay sex in public men's bathrooms You must hide well to catch him so often! >>>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You must hide well to catch him so often! he's all yours. I know how you like quaffing his disease riddled male protein. Which gay bar did you two met? >>>>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > he's all yours. I know how you like quaffing his disease riddled male > protein. Which gay bar did you two met? OMG, OMG are you sure, I am flattered that you would give one up? Thanks so much! >>>>>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > OMG, OMG are you sure, I am flattered that you would give one up? Thanks so > much! Poofter like you are so territorial. Bet you didn't know that your bungboy cheats on you. > >>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! > >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > You must hide well to catch him so often! BWAHAHAHA! good one. thanks, Pete >> >>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the >> >>> Lord"! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > BWAHAHAHA! > good one. thanks, Pete Bit of a worry that one. ;-) > >> You must hide well to catch him so often! > > > > BWAHAHAHA! > > good one. thanks, Pete > > > Bit of a worry that one. ;-) harmless clown. ah well, school starts soon and the fun will stop... >>>> You must hide well to catch him so often! >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > harmless clown. ah well, school starts soon > and the fun will stop... Noons are your Herpes outbreaks still severe. Does Pete know that you probably gave him the virus. Why don't you bungboys you condoms instead of plastic sandwich bags. Some people are soooooo cheap. >>>>>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the >>>>>> Lord"! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> > Bit of a worry that one. ;-) The only thing that you worry about is where you'll next get some an@l stimulation, poofterboy. >>>>> and some religious freaks claim it is "The Second Coming of the Lord"! >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > BWAHAHAHA! > good one. thanks, Pete Are you drooling over his crotch again. You're such a poofter. Are you getting your AIDS treated, poofboy sh.t. As only a moron could. Now f.ck off you pathetic Yankee arsewipe. >I am the biggest as$clown on Usetnet Yes you are B1tch. Why don't you go have some gay buttsex and contract AIDS and die, Kiwi poofter, b1tch? Idiot Yank. PorchMonkey4Life > I thought the following image was a hoax when I first saw it, but no, > it's real: > > http://spaceweather.com/comets/mcnaught/10jan07/Kaluzny1.jpg That's an amazing photo. I took this one this evening; <http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=359445008&size=Large> > I thought the following image was a hoax when I first saw it, but no, > it's real: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > media are disinterested...? )O; And with my luck the damn thing will > have faded dramatically by the time the Brisbane skies clear... Bloke in aus.tv posted this Gordon Lightfoot III wrote: > Got a good one from Forty Baskets Beach. > http://www.plus613.net/image/35796 Not sure about the length of the tail, poor fella. > Bloke in aus.tv posted this > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Not sure about the length of the tail, poor fella. I wonder if the people in the jet aircraft that he took a photo of actually saw it???? It's sad that some people can't tell the difference between the condensation trail of a jet aircraft and a comet.... WoW!! It's *nice!* Had a rather hectic race up Mt Tamborine to catch it just above a cloudbank - sorry, no fancy backgrounds or careful composition, just slapped the S9000 on a tripod and banged off a few shots: www.marktphoto.com/DSCF0435.JPG and the wider view (comet (faint) to left, Venus to right) www.marktphoto.com/DSCF0430.JPG (Yes, the wind was blowing...) Well worth seeing - I definitely recommend finding a good vantage point if the next few nights are cloud free in that direction. Look to the SW, left of Venus, just after sunset, and you have about an hour to watch before it drops too close to the horizon... Let's hope it doesn't fade too quickly. Might try to be a little more artistic tomorrow night, weather permitting. > WoW!! It's *nice!* Had a rather hectic race up Mt Tamborine to catch > it just above a cloudbank - sorry, no fancy backgrounds or careful > composition, just slapped the S9000 on a tripod and banged off a few > shots: Nice catch Mark. I just got back from my expedition to the shopping mall rooftop carpark, and will post some pix later tonight of the comet dancing around some clouds. He sure looked good tonight. Tail was at least 2° long. -- Jeff R. Thursday night's effort: http://faxmentis.org/html/mcnaught2.html Getter better, and bigger, despite predictions of doom. -- Jeff R. > Thursday night's effort: > http://faxmentis.org/html/mcnaught2.html [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > Jeff R. Nice work, Jeff. It was still very bright last night - found it easily from, of all places, the little lookout at the top of Elephant Rock, on the coast near Currumbin (not exactly an ideal location, with a hill to the west and lots of light pollution. Nice meal at the CSLC club too - and hi to the folks we pointed it out too..! (O; One last addition - this one taken on Friday night (19th), when it was visible briefly at Mt Tamborine, before the clouds rolled in. Fuji s9500, 450mm equiv., f4.6, 4sec. http://www.marktphoto.com/DSCF0440.jpg (Reduced and slightly cropped, with an actual-pixel-size inset of the head for reference. Saturation and contrast boosted to help delineate the features) Still no artistic foreground, but the clouds look nice (O;, and I was quite happy with these results from a prosumer (admittedly fitted with a Minolta 1.5 teleconverter..). Getting very fond of the s9500 - very good allround camera - and if it had IS and a faster charging flash, I would be deleriously happy, but I'm not really complaining.... |
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