Comets

• Comet Lovejoy (2011)

  On the beach at Bribie Island, Canon 450D, Canon 10 – 22 mm @ 10 mm, f5, ISO 1600, 20 x 30 sec, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, curves, levels and contrast in PhotoShop CS5. Scorpius on the horizon, and Zodiacal Light rising at about 45deg from the horizon just left of centre.
  
  
  
  © Tony Surma-Hawes 

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/2011_12_27_Stack_20_crop_land_2.jpg

• Comet Hyakutake

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/dd-hyak.jpg

• Comet Soho

  This fine photo of Comet Soho was taken at a BAS Astrocamp at Hazeldene in 1998. On this evening, the comet was passing by Zeta Orionis and the 'Flame Nebula' - NGC 2024.

  
  
  
  
  © Dennis Simmons
  

  
  

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/ds_soho1.jpg

• Comet McNaught

  18th January 2007, fl 300mm, f11, 2s, ISO 1600. Spotted the comet for the first time as the sky has been cloudy in Brisbane since it moved to the Southern Hemisphere. Imaged at Archerfield Aerodrome.
  
  
  
  © Anne-Louise Surma-Hawes.
  

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/p1_0118_200_w80.jpg

• Comet McNaught

  Monday 5th February 2007, fl 18mm, f3.5, 131s, ISO 1600. Best night I had. I travelled with Terry Cuttle of SEQAS to just west of Oakey and rode the camera on his Losmondy mount. Images stacked with Photoshop CS.
  
  
  
  
  © Tony Surma-Hawes

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/p1_0206_STx2_18_w50.jpg

• Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd)

  © Tony Surma-Hawes

  http://joomla.bas.asn.au/images/gallery/comets/20110727_P1_Animation.gif