Iwamoto and the Flaming Star.

[ollypenrice]

The ultimate photo-op!  Comet Iwamoto 2018/Y1

Guest Anne van Houwelingen from the Netherlands astutely spotted this possibility. He used our Tak 106/Atik 11 meg/Mesu 200 to image the comet in 2 minute subs, LRGB, just as it lay in the field of an image I already had from the same instrument a couple of years ago. He then processed versions with and without stars. We used the one with stars to obtain a very precise location and orientation for the comet so we can be certain that for two minutes, at least, it was in this exact position. We then combined the comet with the widefield by sharing ideas in Photoshop. A most enjoyable project.

Olly and Anne van Houwelingen.

[geoflewis]

Just saw this on Astrobin Olly, it's a cracking good image . Geof

[Star101]

We've have clouds here the last few days.

Well done.

Very nice capture Olly.

[fwm891]

Great collaboration there on this image - ace

[ollypenrice]

Sorry, this should be in Imaging widefield, special events and comets., Would a mod please correct my incompetence! Thanks,

Olly

[Littleguy80]

I’m glad this ended up in the wrong section otherwise I may have missed it. An absolutely stunning image! Fantastic work!

[scarp15]

Yes quite welcome in here, stunning image for us observers to digest.