Comets

Oct'10 Comet 103P Hartley
© G. Jenkinson
Image of Comet 103P Hartley taken by society member Graham Jenkinson.
Mar'09 Comet Lulin
© G. Jenkinson
Image of 2007 N3 Lulin - a 6 minute exposure at 1600 asa by Graham Jenkinson using his 12 inch 'Jenkoscope' telescope at the prime focus and a Canon 350d camera.
Oct'10 Comet 103P Hartley
© G. Jenkinson
Image of Comet 103P Hartley, taken by society member Graham Jenkinson.
Feb'09 Comet Lulin
© G. Jenkinson
Comet lulin by society member Graham Jenkinson using his 12 inch F6 jenkoscope telescope.
Feb'09 Comet Lulin
© G. Jenkinson
Comet lulin taken by Graham Jenkinson - a 10 minute exposure at 800asa. 12 inch F6 jenkoscope.
Dec'07 Comet Holmes
© M. Knowles
This picture of Comet Holmes was taken by Mr M. Knowles, using a Nikon D40 SLR Camera with a 300mm lens set at f5.6. Other details are: Exposure 49.9 sec. ISO 1600. Location Eastmoor moors, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Oct'07 17P Holmes
© G. Jenkinson
The following picture of the 17P Holmes comet was taken by society member Mr Graham Jenkinson, and submitted to the October 2007 members picture contest. The picture was taken using a 12 inch F6 telescope at the prime focus and a total exposue time on 7 frames of 2 minutes and 59 seconds with a Canon D350 camera set at 200 asa. The picture was taken on 28th October 2007.
Oct'07 17P Holmes
© G. Jenkinson
The following picture of the 17P Holmes comet was taken by society member Mr Graham Jenkinson, and submitted to the October 2007 members picture contest.
The picture was taken with a 12 inch F6 telescope at the prime focus and a 30 second exposure with a Canon D350 camera set at 400 asa.
The picture was taken on 30th October 2007.