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Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin)

Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) on February 28, 2009, 0:16 (UTC+1) with a Pentax K100D, Sigma zoom lens 70-210 and Tamron 2x focal multiplier, no tracking.
Under the heavily light polluted sky of Rome, Italy.
6 MP, 1600 asa, 10 seconds at f/8 (full open), gamma corrected and cropped.
Comet Lulin is the green stripe on the right.
The white bright star on the left is Alpha Leonis, that is Regulus.


Comet Lulin

Comet Lulin, at 0:19, same setup.
6 MP, 3200 asa, 5 seconds at f/8 (full open), gamma corrected and cropped.
Comet Lulin is the green stripe on the upper right.
On the upper left, Regulus, and on the lower left the reddish 31 Leonis.
I think it is located just north of Nu Leonis.


Comet Lulin

Comet Lulin, at 0:22, same setup.
6 MP, 3200 asa, 4 seconds at f/8 (full open) and full focal (equivalent to 630 mm on 35 mm film), just cropped.
Comet Lulin is the green spot on the upper right.
On the upper left, Regulus.


Comet Lulin

Comet Lulin, at 0:28, same setup.
6 MP, 1600 asa, 8 seconds at f/8 (full open) and full focal (equivalent to 630 mm on 35 mm film), just cropped.
Comet Lulin is the greenish thing at the center of the picture.


Comet Lulin

Comet Lulin, at 0:30, same setup.
6 MP, 1600 asa, 5 seconds at f/8 (full open) and minimum focal (equivalent to 210 mm on 35 mm film), just cropped.
Regulus is the bright star on the left and comet Lulin is the green spot on the right.



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