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Comet Linear C/2012 K5

Started by Martin Willes, 01/06/2013 04:21PM
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Posted 01/06/2013 04:21PM | Edited 01/06/2013 04:22PM Opening Post
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Last night I took 30 images of comet Linear C/2012 K5 for 60 seconds at 3 minute intervals. This 11 magnitude comet is zipping across the sky very quickly. In three hours it can cross a section of sky equal to the apparent size of a full moon. Video can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOHttPqkdTg
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Posted 01/06/2013 05:00PM #1
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Martin nice shots ,that comet is really moving. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice work. The movements in the tail are really noticable.
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