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Re: (meteorobs) Hale/Bopp photo Feb 12 ZAYGE
In a message dated 97-02-19 11:55:49 EST, you write:
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George, glad to hear your shots came out well. However, for those of us who
do not have a couple of SCT's sitting around and would like to give HB
photography a shot, drag out your old K1000's and a tripod!. I made some
really nice shots on the morning of 15 February using your basic camera and
tripod (Canon Rebel II, EF 50mm/1.8 II, Bogen 3021/3262 head), unguided. I
shot Kodak Royal Gold 400, using a 50 mm lens at f/1.8 to f/5.6. Exposures
ranged from 8 seconds to 45 seconds. Best shots seemed to be 30 seconds at
f/2.8. Minimaml trailing and nice color, although not as good a my shots of
Hyakutake on Fuji 800. I'm going to try to locate some 800 speed film and
give it another try if the clouds go away!
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John,
You might want to consider a short exposure with an unguided telescope for 1,
2, or 3 seconds of just the coma? The comet is bright enough to do this. I
made a 1 second exposure yesterday morning with my 4" at f/5 using tmax 400
film. After development, you can easily see the nucleus, a short extension of
the southerly jet . BTW...this is the only jet I've been able to come up with
on my negatives at any exposure.
George Zay