2012-09-30

My first photo of Comet 2012 S1 - not quite there!

I've made my first attempt to capture an image of the Comet 2012 S1.  At magnitude 18, and with a full moon, it was still too dim for me to capture using the Slooh telescope in the Canary Islands.  If the comet is there, it was too dim for me to detect, even with several images captured over an hour or so. 




On the other hand, here is the discovery photo from Russia.  This image was taken by Nevski and Novichonok on 2012 September 21. The comet is in the middle of the circle.

Image of comet ISON on 2012 September 21



This is very first image that was acquired by Nevski and Novichonok on 2012 September 21.05. The comet is in the middle of the circle.

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