Saturn, the comet and a green flash

[Pete Lawrence[_1_]]

Finally managed to get out to image Saturn again on Saturday night.
Conditions not great (seeing 6/10, transparency 7/10) but it was nice
to see something after some awful weather in the UK.

http://www.globalobservers.net/SkyImages/saturn-2007-01-14_01h48mUT.jpg

On the Sunday C/2006 P1 (McNaught) was visible in daylight. I'm still
working through my shots for this (my skies were a bit hazy) but one
did stand out for me. The comet is the small insignificant dot in the
centre of the shot...

http://www.globalobservers.net/SkyImages/IMG_6163-McNaughtDaylight.jpg

And finally...

While waiting to see if I could pick up the comet yesterday evening
(the clouds looked as if they might part), I saw and photographed my
first ever detached green flash.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/atmospheric/IMG_6275.jpg

--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

[Andy G]

Superb as always Pete!

Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS.




"Pete Lawrence" > wrote in message
...
> Finally managed to get out to image Saturn again on Saturday night.
> Conditions not great (seeing 6/10, transparency 7/10) but it was nice
> to see something after some awful weather in the UK.
>
> http://www.globalobservers.net/SkyImages/saturn-2007-01-14_01h48mUT.jpg
>
> On the Sunday C/2006 P1 (McNaught) was visible in daylight. I'm still
> working through my shots for this (my skies were a bit hazy) but one
> did stand out for me. The comet is the small insignificant dot in the
> centre of the shot...
>
> http://www.globalobservers.net/SkyImages/IMG_6163-McNaughtDaylight.jpg
>
> And finally...
>
> While waiting to see if I could pick up the comet yesterday evening
> (the clouds looked as if they might part), I saw and photographed my
> first ever detached green flash.
>
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/atmospheric/IMG_6275.jpg
>
> --
> Pete
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk