Astro-image of the day: amateur photo of Comet 17P/Holmes, "the exploding comet"

[mckitterick]

What a beautiful photograph! This was taken by a Hungarian astrophotographer with his home-built telescope, a 130mm f/6 refractor. It's the nicest shot of the comet that I've yet seen:

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Check out his main page, with links to many more beautiful astrophotos he's taken.

Best,
Chris

Comments

[chernobylred.livejournal.com]

Cool! But you know, I think your icon photo is cooler. I look at it and think "Wow! I know the guy who photographed that!" And that's just...spiffy.

I must say, though, this one is nothing short of amazing.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh, isn't it though?

And, aw shucks, thanks.

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's fantastic. The comet pictures are cool too. I don't think I had the field of view to come anywhere close to that with the ones I took overnight. Maybe I'll try to piggy-back, or see if my solar scope (minus its solar accessories) tracks smoothly enough to work.

[hlmt.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's extraordinary.