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Tag: Comet

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

A rare visitor to the inner Solar System.

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Comet 2019/F1 (ATLAS-Africano)

A Comet in Octans Exposure: 12 Minutes Field of View: 19.4 x 19.4 arcmin Image date: 2021-06-12 It’s not often … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C/2018 F1 (ATLAS-Africano), Comet, cosmos, creation, deep sky, image, nature, Octans, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Comet C/2016 M1 (Panstarrs)

A non-telescopic image, with camera piggy-backed on telescope. At a reported magnitude 9, Comet 2016 M1 – in the Sagittarius region … More

C/2016 M1 (Panstarrs), Canon 60D, Comet, Milky Way, saggitarius

Comet C2015/V2 (Johnson)

2017-05-25: Comet C2015/V2 (Johnson) – the fuzzy object lower right of centre – rising through the light pollution of Campbelltown … More

60D, Bootes, canon, Comet, Comet C2015/V2 (Johnson), EOS, izar, Macarthur Astronomical Society, Star, The Oaks

Comet C/2013 X1 (Panstarrs)

C/2013 X1 passed Earth at abour 0.6AU distance this month and was reportedly brighter than mag. 7.0, so I decided … More

C/2013 X1 (Panstarrs), Comet, Solar System

2009 – Solar System

These were my first tentative steps into the Solar System with my astrophotography. I was using a Canon 300D back … More

Comet, Jupiter, planet, Saturn, Solar System, Sun

Two Nebulae, A Galaxy And A Comet

A night out in the field with some photos to prove it!

Andromeda, Comet, Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina), Dumbell, Galaxy, M27, M31, Nebula, NGC 7009, Planetary Nebula

Small Magellanic Cloud and Comet Catalina

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy, in the far southern constellation of … More

47 Tucanae, Comet, Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina), Magellanic Cloud, SMC

Dual Tailed Comet

Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs) was just a little higher in the sky tonight but it was still lower and dimmer … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs), Conjunction, Jupiter, Moon, Venus

Finding Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs)

I like to look for bright comets with my DSLR mounted on a tripod. It’s a simple approach and it’s … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs), Jupiter, Moon, Venus

Comet C2015 G2 (Master)

A visitor to the Solar System – Comet C2015 G2 (Master). It was at about sixth magnitude in the constellation of … More

Comet, Comet C2015 G2 (Master), Solar System

Pleiades and Comet Lovejoy

The evening before I took the telescopic image of Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy),  > posted here <  I was busy on … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), M45 Pleiades, Night Sky, Taurus, Vixen Polarie

A Comet, A Planet & A Nebula

It was a short night observing with the Society at Stargard on 17th January, due to the late sunset. Most … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), Galilean Moons, Jupiter, M42, Night Sky

47 Tucanae and Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

I was out at our dark sky site with good friends from Macarthur Astronomical Society, testing my LX-90 in polar … More

47 Tucanae, Comet, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), Globular Cluster, Night Sky, Solar System

Ptolemy’s Cluster

I haven’t done a lot of astro-photography lately for several reasons. One of them being my attempts to convert the … More

Comet, Comet C2012 F6 (Lemmon), Mars, Ophiucus, planet, Scorpius, Solar System

Comet C2012 F6 (Lemmon)

This beautiful and bright comet was visible early in 2013:  All images © R.Powell

Comet, Comet C2012 F6 (Lemmon), Crux, Lemmon, Musca, Solar System

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