Jim Burnell's CCD Images - Comet 17P/Holmes Clicking on an image will display a high-resolution view.
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Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 8x1m:8x1m:8x1m:8x1m	Date: 2008-01-03
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on January 3, 2008 in Perseus. This image is a color composite of stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through luminance filter, and stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through red, green and blue filters. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked, color-combined and auto-balanced using AIP4Win Version 2.

Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 8x1m:8x1m:8x1m:8x1m	Date: 2007-12-12
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on December 12, 2007 in Perseus. This image is a color composite of stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through luminance filter, and stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through red, green and blue filters. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked, color-combined and auto-balanced using AIP4Win Version 2.

Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 8x1m:4x1m:4x1m:4x1m	Date: 2007-11-07
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on November 7, 2007 in Perseus. This image is a color composite of stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through luminance filter, and stacks of 4 sixty-second exposures taken through red, green and blue filters. The images were stacked using the comet nucleus as a reference, allowing the stars to trail as the comet moved. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked, color-combined and auto-balanced using AIP4Win Version 2. The image has been strongly gammalog-stretched to try to show the details in the comet's tail, which, along with the blue-green halo, have slightly dissipated.

Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 8x1m:4x1m:4x1m:4x1m	Date: 2007-11-04
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on November 4, 2007 in Perseus. This image is a color composite of stacks of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through luminance filter, and stacks of 4 sixty-second exposures taken through red, green and blue filters. The images were stacked using the comet nucleus as a reference, allowing the stars to trail as the comet moved. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked, color-combined and auto-balanced using AIP4Win Version 2. The image has been strongly gamma-stretched to show the details in the comet's tail.

Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): Luminance	Exposure: 8x60s	Date: 2007-11-04
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on November 4, 2007 in Perseus. This image is a Larson-Sekanina rotational difference image of a stack of 8 sixty-second exposures taken through a luminance filter. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked and the Larson-Sekanina rotational difference image was created, all using AIP4Win Version 2. The images were aligned on the comet nucleus. The Larson-Sekanina technique brings out the hidden detail of the jets in the comet's core.

 

Object: 17P/Holmes	Comet	Const.: Perseus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M	Scope: Tele Vue NP127is	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 16x20s:16x20s:16x20s:16x20s	Date: 2007-10-30
This image shows Comet 17P/Holmes, imaged on October 30, 2007 in Perseus. This image is a color composite of stacks of 16 twenty-second exposures each taken through luminance, red, green and blue filters. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected, stacked, color-combined and auto-balanced using AIP4Win Version 2. The images were aligned on the background stars. With the exception of the color, it closely resembles what I saw in the eyepiece while I observed it earlier that night. Too bad the beautiful blue color was too faint to see.