Comet Holmes - December 26th
The "Jellyfish" comet of 2007

 

            
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 Still
            easily visible to the naked eye, the comet most resembles the
            Double Cluster in Perseus as far a size and brightness. Well
            over 2 degrees in diameter, the comet continues to expand, and
            is getting very low in surface brightness in the process. The
            comet is essentially white, with a tinge of faint yellow, and
            a broad fan tail to the right. I oriented this composition, which
            has north roughly to the left for best photographic effect.
Lens:  Stellarvue SV80s at f/4.8
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200  (Piggyback on 12.5")
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  12 x 5m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  30F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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