[BAA Comets] Image of Comet C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)

[mmatti at westnet.com.au]

Thanks for sharing Richard.

The amazing thing is, this comet looks superb.
But as many know, it became the fizzer of the century, after all the hype 
and expectations.

cheers,
Michael Mattiazzo

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard Miles
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2018 8:05 PM
To: Denis Buczynski
Cc: BAA Comets discussion list
Subject: [BAA Comets] Image of Comet C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)

Denis,

Have been having a root around in the garage ...

For the archive, here is my first photograph of a comet: Kohoutek.
It was snapped on 1974 January 10 using an undriven mount. The original
frame is cropped in this image.
The person shown in silhouette was Robert Richardson, recently retired as a
professor in the Physics Dept of the University of Bristol.

I still have the negatives. In fact I have 4 frames with the previous three
being 10-sec exposures, so it may be worth scanning them and co-adding to
enhance the appearance of the comet's tail.
Must also find my simple drawings of comets made prior to this one.

Cheers,
Richard






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