Comet Atlas again? Now with added GIFs

[City9Town0]

Having had to adjust my mount after 'bumping into it' whilst setting up Christmas lights on my garage I'd been waiting ages for a clear night. With none forecast I was surprised to look out at 8 p.m. yesterday and find it clear (but windy).

I set up my ed80DSPRO and Canon 450D on my HEQ5 and set about calibrating PHD2 etc.

I only have a small bit of sky available and drifting through Cartes du Ciel I saw that the comet Atlas was nearish to Castor and so should be above my garage and in a gap between trees. One 200 second 800 ISO image, Stretch via Pixinsight. No other editing. Uncropped.

I hoped that the comet would be green(ish)!

I believe that I was aiming OK; is it likely that the smudge is the comet?!

[City9Town0]

Wow... I've just 'blinked my dozen or so images and the comet moves... I must try a GIF.

I like this hobby when we get a clear night!

[andy fearn]

Looks like a comet to me. nice image.

[City9Town0]

Thank you. I'm chuffed.

[andy fearn]

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Here's my attempt at neowise. very pleased to have seen it in bino's and then to be able to capture an image. Absolutely satisfied.

[City9Town0]

Small GIF from a half-hour...

[Trevor N]

You should be chuffed with that

[City9Town0]

Thanks Trevor... I tried again last night. After two hours it had moved a few pixels... may try another GIF... not sure if it's worth the effort. May wait for a cloudy evening to edit it; shouldn't have to wait long.

Start and end files from a set of thirty-five, two hours apart... straight from camera, JPED'ed and resized. Comet in centre!

[City9Town0]

... and here we go...

Two hour of Comet Atlas... not quite Tarantino or Spielberg.

[Stu]

Those are really good. I always find it confusing that it doesn’t move head first so the tail streams out behind 🤣

[JeremyS]

Excellent @City9Town0 👍🏻