With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

Begs the question.... how would _you_ find the comet?

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

Aha! Another great ASA competition. Will you both wager a something to
make it interesting? How will you both prove you actuially took the photo?
How about I find you both a comet to take at a certain time. That way you
cannot use a photo from the web as the star positions would be wrong...

Cheers

Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...
With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004
Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...
OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004 Q2
will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

What web site?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004 Q2
will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:


Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...


With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

Pick One...

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...
What web site?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004 Q2
will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:


Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...


With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

Is it on Donals?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

Pick One...

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

What web site?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:


You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...


OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004 Q2
will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:



Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...



With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the relative
position of any known comet and background stars to mag 17. I could go
deeper but there's no point is there?

"Nav" wrote in message
...
OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004
Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).


I'm unlikely to be in a position where I could see it until mid-January, due
to light pollution.

Perhaps, you could check our weather to find a suitable time when we could
both take a photo after 15th Jan.

Of course, to make the whole thing really interesting, you should use the
two photos to work out the distance to Machholz from the parallex!!!




Regards


Donal
--

OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use
a 3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg
up the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with
the ~ 7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?

Cheers

Donal wrote:

"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004
Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).



I'm unlikely to be in a position where I could see it until mid-January, due
to light pollution.

Perhaps, you could check our weather to find a suitable time when we could
both take a photo after 15th Jan.

Of course, to make the whole thing really interesting, you should use the
two photos to work out the distance to Machholz from the parallex!!!




Regards


Donal
--

"Nav" wrote in message
...
OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use a
3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg up
the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with the ~
7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?

You want me to take a photo of the comet with my Nikon for comparison??

Excellent... contact me on the 19 of Jan /05 with the reminder. I'll give
it a shot.

If I calibrate the flash.... Do you think I'll get any Red Eye??

Will you still be able to work out the distance from the photos?

BTW.... it's a 6" lens dia...... 36" long lense when extended not
including the shroud.... no mirrors..... is that okay to use? Should I
load a gel??

CM