Holmes comet 131 days after the outburst and NGC 1499 California nebula
On March 1-2, 2008 there was an extreme weather in the Czech Republic - devastating windstorm, heavy
rainfall and even thunderstorm which is very unusual in this period of year. In the evening on
March 2 the sky cleared for several hours and the air was crystal clear. I used this short period of
excellent observing conditions for taking the image of Holmes comet approaching the California
nebula (see detail).
Click on the image or on the following reference to display the
higher resolution image version (2.8 MB, PNG format).
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| Image | 2008_03_02_sonnar180.jpg |
| Date | 2. 3. 2008 |
| Time | 18:48 - 20:34 UT |
| Place | Brno-Komín, Czech Republic |
| Coordinate | N 49° 13.45', E 16° 32.98', Alt. 272 m |
| Conditions | Excellent |
| Optics | Zeiss Sonnar 2.8/180mm + Astronomik CLS filter |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Exposure | 12× 8 min (ISO 1600) |
| Copyright | © 2008 Miloslav Druckmüller |
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Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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Page last update: 2.4.2008
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