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Can You Find the Comet?

Can You Find the Comet?

ColinWright

Comments (82)

  • signorovitch
    FWIW, if you actually want to photograph a comet or anything that doesn’t move in the sky, you’d take multiple exposures that would make the moving light sources like satellites disappear. Taking HDR photographs like this has an number other benefits as well.
  • mlmonkey
    Why doesn't the comet "streak" also, given the Earth's rotation? 10 minutes is a long enough window to have an appreciable impact on the comet's image. Or is it the case that the telescope is stabilized to the Earth's rotation?
  • jharohit
    Done its beautiful https://imgur.com/a/tH39FAS(telescopes in space looking outside should have happened long ago, lets just get it done man)
  • ragebol
    Yeah, I kinda get why astronomers are not particularly happy with satellite constellations.
  • albert_e
    Why are satellite trails not continuous linesIs the camera exposure taking a few seconds of break between takes that get stacked later with some "missing" moments in between?
  • originalvichy
    I fear this is only the start of it. A minimum of 3-4 constellations more will probably be launched in the near future (Russia, China, EU).Their obvious dual-use nature makes them tempting, and a military target if a large conflict will take place in the near future. I hope their lower orbit will help any space junk burn up fast.
  • ciroduran
    I'm rebuilding my RSS feed collection, and having pretty astronomy pictures is a fine addition. Thanks!
  • gasi
    So cool! Zoom in to find out: https://zoomhub.net/0w8pN
  • w-ll
    if i could imagine what a Sophon from 3 body problem would look like. this is kind of it.
  • khazhoux
    Is this all / mostly Starlink?
  • aa-jv
    Hot take: We're in the first stages of building our own Dyson sphere and therefore comets are only useful in the context of capturing them for that purpose.;)
  • AntiUSAbah
    We do not need Starlink! It only provides service to 9 Million! PeopleWe are a planet with 8 Billion People.Do i want cheap and reliable internet everywhere and perhaps work remote? Yes. Should someone like Musk destroy our look into space for just me and my use case? No.
  • renerick
    That looks so cool, ngl!
  • 1970-01-01
    I, a taxpayer, would rather have a cellphone signal in a remote location than lots of amazing pictures of a comet. And I just don't see a solution or compromise that could work. The utility of neat picture vs full cell signal in a Montana canyon cannot be won by taking more pictures and showing me the problem. I made my decision already.