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Eagle Creek Observatory
"Teaching young minds about the heavens"
The Heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the
work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
Psalm 19:1-2
Comet Images
17/P Holmes
| This is a short period comet with an orbit of about 6.8 years. Usually it is not visable except through larger telescopes. On about October 24, 2007 it suddenly brightened by a factor of 15 magnitudes, or about 500,000 times, to magnitude 2.5 making it look like a bright yellow star to the naked eye. |
| Images were taken using my Meade LX-90 and a Canon 10D at prime focus. It is obvious that the star-like nucleus is not directly centered on the coma. There are also quite dramatic changes from day to day. |
 Composite of 16 stacked images ISO 400, 30 Seconds each Taken 10/25/2007 Full Size (309k) |
 Composite of 16 stacked images ISO 1600, 30 Seconds each Taken 10/25/2007 Full Size (309k) |
 Composite of 16 stacked images ISO 400, 30 Seconds each Taken 10/28/2007 Full Size (308k) |
2001Q4 Neat
Five 30 second exposures, stacked in Registax taken October 2004.
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Hale-Bopp
Single five minute guided exposure on Fuji 400 film.
Last Update 10/26/2007
©2003-2007 Kevin Muenzler, Eagle Creek Observatory.