A REALLY NEAT CLOSE-UP OF COMET NEAT FROM KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY (STScI-NN040617)

FOR RELEASE: June 17, 2004

NEWS NUGGET NO.: STScI-NN040617

A REALLY NEAT CLOSE-UP OF COMET NEAT FROM KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY

This image of comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) was taken at the WIYN 0.9-meter
telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Ariz., on
May 7, 2004.

The image was captured with the Mosaic I camera, which has a one-square
degree field of view, or about five times the size of the Moon. Even
with this large field, only the comet's coma and the inner portion of
its tail are visible. A small star cluster (C0736-105, or Melotte 72)
is visible in the lower right of the image, between the head of the
comet and the bright red star in the lower-right corner.

This color image was assembled by combining images taken by Travis
Rector (Univ. Alaska, Anchorage), Zolt Levay and Lisa Frattare
(STScI/OPO) through blue, green and red filters.

Find out more at
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/new...ets/1087477200
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/press/pr04/pr0404.html

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Nice but not very high resolution.

A closeup of the comet nucleus can be seen in an image posted on Astromart
(taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture):

http://www.astromart.com/forums/view...16842&poll_id=
&news_id=&page=3

RC

"Chris1011" wrote in message
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Nice but not very high resolution.

A closeup of the comet nucleus can be seen in an image posted on Astromart
(taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture):

http://www.astromart.com/forums/view...16842&poll_id=
&news_id=&page=3

RC

Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and post
it?

Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

"Chris1011" wrote in message
...
Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and
post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

It just says "taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture". Says
nothing about you taking it.

Hey Billy

From AstroMart's Forum:
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Here is an image of the core of the comet taken last night with the first
quarter Moon unfortunately washing out the background sky. The image was
taken with _MY_ 10" F14.6 mak-Cass operating at F10 with SBIG ST10XE camera
and color filter wheel. _I_was trying to capture any jet detail coming out
of the core. You can see a sunward jet which then turns to the right and
gets swept toward the back. Also, there is a distinct bow shock visible.

Roland Christen
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As for you, here's a hint...
http://www.hop.com/

Have fun.


"OncoBilly" wrote in message news:TlkAc.2$K53.1@edtnps89...

"Chris1011" wrote in message
...
Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes
and
post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

It just says "taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture". Says
nothing about you taking it.

Hey Billy

From AstroMart's Forum:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Here is an image of the core of the comet taken last night with the first
quarter Moon unfortunately washing out the background sky. The image was
taken with _MY_ 10" F14.6 mak-Cass operating at F10 with SBIG ST10XE camera
and color filter wheel. _I_was trying to capture any jet detail coming out
of the core. You can see a sunward jet which then turns to the right and
gets swept toward the back. Also, there is a distinct bow shock visible.

Roland Christen
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------

As for you, here's a hint...
http://www.hop.com/

Have fun.


"OncoBilly" wrote in message news:TlkAc.2$K53.1@edtnps89...

"Chris1011" wrote in message
...
Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes
and
post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

It just says "taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture". Says
nothing about you taking it.

"Chris1011" wrote in message
...
Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and
post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

It just says "taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture". Says
nothing about you taking it.

Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and post
it?

I did. It's on the Astromart forum as indicated in my previous post.

RC

"Chris1011" wrote in message
...
Nice but not very high resolution.

A closeup of the comet nucleus can be seen in an image posted on Astromart
(taken with an amateur telescope of 10" aperture):

http://www.astromart.com/forums/view...16842&poll_id=
&news_id=&page=3

RC

Why don't you take a picture of it with one of your cadillac scopes and post
it?