Just wanted to share this lovely image (that I did not take) of the incoming Comet ISON with Mars (the red planet) and the star Regulus. A beautiful trio of colors in the early morning sky.
http://spaceweathergallery.com/full_image.php?image_name=Chris-Schur-CometISON101413RGBFSchur1600_1381810934.jpg&PHPSESSID=vc4j0f09227tktko0b97valjv6 This image was taken on a Canon xTi and is a stack of 10 1-minute exposures at ISO 800 and f4.8 ISON seems to be underperforming expectations, at the moment, but should be brightening significantly between now and the end of the year. If you are up before dawn, you can see the pair of reddish Mars and Regulus in your (relatively low) eastern sky. Put them in the right of your field (as seen in the photo above) and you should have the comet also. Finder charts for various dates in October can be found here: http://waitingforison.wordpress.com/october-2013/ -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
