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Ion tail of Machholz comet passing through Pleiades

This composition of six separate images shows the length of the comet's ion tail. The tail itself is more blurred by comet's motion in comparison to the previous image, but is better visible.
 
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Image2005_01_07_S200b.jpg
Date7/8. 1. 2005
Time23:26:41 - 23:30:02 UT, 23:31:56 - 23:42:25 UT, 23:43:10 - 23:50:42 UT,
23:50:57 - 23:51:28 UT, 23:51:36 - 00:02:02 UT, 00:02:11 - 00:04:34 UT
PlaceStanovisko hill about 25 km far from Brno city, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic
CoordinateN 49.369° E 16.476°
ConditionsExcellent
OpticsSonnar 2.8/200mm
CameraCanon EOS 300D
ProcessingComposition of 6 images.
Image processing by Miloslav Druckmüller
SoftwareSofo ACC 6.0
Copyright© 2005 Hana Druckmüllerová and Miloslav Druckmüller

 


Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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