Monthly Archives: October 2007

Hunter’s Moon Rising

Posted on October 29, 2007 by admin

We headed down to Goblin Valley for the weekend. This seemed like an ideal time to go… weather was forecast to be nice (and it mostly was)… and we were to be under a full hunter’s moon. Hunter’s Moon is … Continue reading →

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Comet Holmes (II.1)

Posted on October 27, 2007 by admin

Comet Holmes 20071025This shot is the second of a series taken on Thursday night (11/25/07). I took this shot of Comet Holmes without the barlow used in the first image. This (slightly) overexposed the inner portion of the comet, but … Continue reading →

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Comet Holmes (II)

Posted on October 26, 2007 by admin

went out for a 2nd night of Comet Holmes… this was even better than the first Even the brightest full moon of the year couldn’t put a damper on the views. I pulled out the BIG scope just to get … Continue reading →

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Comet 17P/Holmes

Posted on October 24, 2007 by admin

Didn’t expect to get any deep sky imaging in because of the full phase of the moon. I figured I do some tweaking on my system (I actually did some). Then, I got an email alert of a new comet … Continue reading →

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First Images – Orion Nebula

Posted on October 17, 2007 by admin

Ok, I purchased a new digital camera in late September. I chose the Canon Digital Rebel XTi for a number of reasons. First up, I’d had a film version of the Rebel years ago and it was awesome. I also … Continue reading →

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