Comets and ISONs

In this talk we will look at what comets are, why they are interesting, some famous comets and various trips to comets. New comets give us an idea of the materials that the Earth, Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, etc. are made of. Not yet been warmed by the sun, first time comets contain gases and solids that have been in deep freeze since the solar system was formed billions of years ago. Observing new comets is a great opportunity to better understand where our solar system came from.

We will also discuss photographing comets: Camera, tripods/other mounts, exposure time, aperture, ISO, post-processing, etc. If you have good photos please send your best to stuart.mchugh@lmco.com and we will try to use them on 5 December. If you want hints on taking better photos of the comet:

Speaker: Mr. Greg Edwards