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Comets


Comets are huge bodies of ice and rock moving towards the Sun from the remote parts of the Solarsystem. Due to gravitational impacts from planets, some of these are being pulled out of their position and captured by the Suns gravitation. As they approach the Sun, the increased radiation make the ice evaporate and flush out from the comets core.
Some observed comets:

  • Panstarrs
  • C/2007 N3 Lulin
  • 8P-Tuttle
  • 17P/Holmes
  • C/2007 E2 Lovejoy
  • C/2006 M4 Swan
  • 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3
  • C/2006 A1 Pojmanski
  • C/2004 Q2 Machholz
  • C/2004 F4 Bradfield
  • C/2002 V1 NEAT
  • C/2002 X5 Kudo-Fujikawa
  • C/2002 F1 Utsunomiya
  • C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang
  • C/2000 LINEAR
  • C/1995 O1 Hale Bopp
  • C/1996 B2 Hyakutake

    Comet Panstarrs, on 18.March 2013. Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS, Canon 7D.
    Comet Panstarrs, on 21.March 2013. Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS, Canon 7D
    Comet Panstarrs, on 2.April 2013. Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS, Canon 7D
    Comet Panstarrs, on 4.April 2013. Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS, Canon 7D
    Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin, on 28.February 2009. 8x60sec. Canon 5D on Vixen R200SS, f/4, 800ISO".
    Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin, on 28.February 2009. 8x180sec. Canon 5D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS at f/4. 800ISO.
    Comet 8P-Tuttle, on 15.Desember 2007. 5x120sec. Canon 20D on Televue 4".
    Comet 17P-Holmes, on 04.November 2007. 10x300sec + 10x 120sec + 10x 10sec. Canon 20D on Televue 4".
    Comet C/2007 E2 Lovejoy, on 4.May 2007. 15 exposures of 1 min each with Canon 20D on Vixen R200SS.

    C/2006 M4 SWAN on 25.October 2006. 3x90 sec (upper) and 8x90 sec (lower) with Canon 20D on TeleVue 100mm APO, 800 ISO.
    C/2006 M4 SWAN on 11.October 2006. 10x180 sec with Canon 20D on TeleVue 100mm APO, 800 ISO.

    C/2006 A1 Pojmanski on 9.March 2006. 5x120sec with Canon 20D on Orion 80mm ED.

    Comet C/2004 Q2 Machholz, on 7.February 2005, at 2250 UT. Three exposures of 2 min each with Canon D60 on Vixen R200SS.

    Comet C/2004 F4 Bradfield, photographed on 30.April 2004, at 23 UT. Three exposures of 2 min each with Canon D60 on Vixen R200SS.

    Comet C/2002 V1 Neat, August 2004. One 30 sec exposure with Canon D60 on Vixen R200SS.

    The comet Ikeya-Zhang captured in late april 2002 with 200mm lens and 12 min.exp on 200ISO film.

    The comet Hale Bopp.210mm lens on 1.april 1997.
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