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Comet C/2001 Q4 NEAT
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10 minute exposure of Comet C/2001
Q4 (NEAT) taken on evening April 25 2004 at around 21:44 local
time, South Australia, (12:14 UT 25th apr). Large magellenic Cloud
is present of course. Tail extends for at least around 10 degrees
in total length. Taken from near Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
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Same image only enhanced to clearly bring out tail. We could occasionaly glimpse up to 4-5 degrees of naked eye tail from about 9:30 pm till around 10:40 PM local time, but could see definite 1-2 degree NE tail easliy during that time. Comet was at an altitude of around 22 degrees at start of shot. Meteor in bottom right corner. |
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6.5 minute exposure taken 8th May 2004 at around 7:30 PM ( ~10:00 8 may UT) . The main slightly curved ion tail faintly stretches to around 8 degrees long to near multiple star 19 Puppis. The tail is a bit washed out by Milky Way - we have tail at over 9 degrees in other pics fron this night. The three bright star clusters are (left lower) M47 (left top) M46, with M48 in top right corner. Celestial north is to right of comet. Large file nearly 200kB. Credit:S.Leffanue/K.Jones Fuji 800 105mm lens. Pic Cropped |
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Same image as above but inverted. The brightest part of main tail is around 2 deg's in length. The short dust tail that is alongside and on top of main tail is nearly 1.5 deg in length. With the mysterious possible type III ion tail/extension? (same colour as coma in pic) heading to celestial south is ~! degree in length. The bright star next to comets head is Alpha Monocerotis. Large file, over 300kB! | view pic |
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