Another Shot At Comet Pons-Brooks (12P): I chased the comet right into the clouds and trees on the horizon but it never got dark enough to really get a good result; however, here's the...

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

I chased the comet right into the clouds and trees on the horizon but it never got dark enough to really get a good result; however, here's the best of the worst...

bwa

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SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

…awesome…!

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

bwana wrote:

I chased the comet right into the clouds and trees on the horizon but it never got dark enough to really get a good result; however, here's the best of the worst...

bwa

While setting up for M81 and M82, I took a couple of snapshots of the comet. This is 120 seconds iso 400 (644mm focal length at f/5.6) and is unprocessed, SOOC. I did convert it 8 bit to get under 20MB. It gets nice and dark out in the desert.

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SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Still, despite the weather and day being a booger, you got a really nice result!

Great Brian!

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

claytonsummers wrote:

While setting up for M81 and M82, I took a couple of snapshots of the comet. This is 120 seconds iso 400 (644mm focal length at f/5.6) and is unprocessed, SOOC. I did convert it 8 bit to get under 20MB. It gets nice and dark out in the desert.

Really a lovely image after a bit of postprocessing!

bwa

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claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

bwana wrote:

Really a lovely image after a bit of postprocessing!

bwa

Very nice. Thanks!

profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA

claytonsummers wrote:

While setting up for M81 and M82, I took a couple of snapshots of the comet. This is 120 seconds iso 400 (644mm focal length at f/5.6) and is unprocessed, SOOC. I did convert it 8 bit to get under 20MB. It gets nice and dark out in the desert.

That is a good looking photo of the comet. To help me get a geographical orientation and time frame for this photo, could please add N, S, E, W to the edges of the photo and tell us what time it was taken? I noticed that the EXIF data had been removed, so I cannot get those myself.

Thanks. --Richard

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

profbowman wrote:

That is a good looking photo of the comet. To help me get a geographical orientation and time frame for this photo, could please add N, S, E, W to the edges of the photo and tell us what time it was taken? I noticed that the EXIF data had been removed, so I cannot get those myself.

Thanks. --Richard

Richard,
Here is a screenshot of Stellarium showing at the time and date the picture was taken. I ran it through Astrometry.net as well, but it did not give as good context as Stellarium did. The location was the Amboy Crater parking lot, about Bortle 2

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btrlvngthruchem

Clayton and bwa (damn I get spell corrected to bra every time!)

Your 12P images far, far, far exceed the total nothing-burger that came out of my camera. I was floored by your guys combination of skill with the data gathering and post-processing that produced 12-P Clayton-bwa (not that time...it was boa!). Great job gents.