25. 01. 2007, 22:32
All images of the McNaught comet made on the January 25/26 night were taken from the pass over the
Laguna Schmoll on the way to Refugio Jakob in Nahuel
Huapi area (Patagonia). The observing conditions were extremely rough - very strong wind, low
temperature and a lot of fast moving clouds. Before the daybreak, there was a short interval of clear
sky. At that time the observer and camera batteries were nearly frozen (fortunately both only
nearly). This first image was taken in a small hole in quickly moving clouds. It was really a big
problem to press the camera release at the correct time because I used the self-timer and I had to
extrapolate the positions of clouds.
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| Image | 3401.jpg |
| Date | 25. 01. 2007 |
| Time | 22:32 local time (02:32 UT, 26. 01. 2007) |
| Place | Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia, Argentina |
| Coordinate | S 41° 11.39', W 71° 30.16', altitude 2044 m |
| Optics | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD (setting 44mm, ap. 3.5) |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Exposure | 13 s (ISO 3200) |
| Copyright | © 2007 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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