Panstarrs 2
Mar 13, 2013 20:15:04 #
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Mar 13, 2013 21:10:05 #
charles brown wrote:
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Clouds, clouds everywhere. :thumbdown:
Mar 14, 2013 08:38:08 #
PlsFStopIt
Loc: Kansas City
charles brown wrote:
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS 250mm 1.3 sec F5.6 1600 ISO cropped to
Mar 14, 2013 09:50:01 #
Mar 14, 2013 09:54:13 #
PlsFStopIt wrote:
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
charles brown wrote:
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
Good one. Nice color. :thumbup:
Mar 14, 2013 10:22:37 #
kaerophil
Loc: Oxford, CT
You were luckier than me. I have tried to see it for 3 nights now and no luck. Last night, I saw the crescent moon for a few minutes but no comet. Then clouds came and you could even see the moon. Will try again tonight.
Mar 14, 2013 11:58:21 #
PlsFStopIt wrote:
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
charles brown wrote:
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
Well done. Lived in KC from 1960-1976. Last lived in Red Bridge area. Last time through downtown looked like a gost town. Sad.
Mar 14, 2013 14:50:51 #
My unimpressive attempt...
Canon 7D with Tamron 70-300 lens
Shot at 300mm, F/5.6 (Aperture Priority), Shutter 0.8, ISO 3200 (resulting in lots of noise of course). PP crop only.
I'm going to try manual at F/5.6 for 1.3 secs at ISO 1600 tonight, skies permitting. At least I learned a lot about what wouldn't work last night. This was my best shot.
Any other recommendations for tonight's attempt welcomed.
Canon 7D with Tamron 70-300 lens
Shot at 300mm, F/5.6 (Aperture Priority), Shutter 0.8, ISO 3200 (resulting in lots of noise of course). PP crop only.
I'm going to try manual at F/5.6 for 1.3 secs at ISO 1600 tonight, skies permitting. At least I learned a lot about what wouldn't work last night. This was my best shot.
Any other recommendations for tonight's attempt welcomed.
Mar 14, 2013 15:10:03 #
sford122 wrote:
My unimpressive attempt...
Canon 7D with Tamron 70-300 lens
Shot at 300mm, F/5.6 (Aperture Priority), Shutter 0.8, ISO 3200 (resulting in lots of noise of course). PP crop only.
I'm going to try manual at F/5.6 for 1.3 secs at ISO 1600 tonight, skies permitting. At least I learned a lot about what wouldn't work last night. This was my best shot.
Any other recommendations for tonight's attempt welcomed.
Canon 7D with Tamron 70-300 lens
Shot at 300mm, F/5.6 (Aperture Priority), Shutter 0.8, ISO 3200 (resulting in lots of noise of course). PP crop only.
I'm going to try manual at F/5.6 for 1.3 secs at ISO 1600 tonight, skies permitting. At least I learned a lot about what wouldn't work last night. This was my best shot.
Any other recommendations for tonight's attempt welcomed.
From what I've read, try as many settings as you can while the comet is in view. Otherwise, wait for professional images to be published. That's what I'm doing - too cloudy here.
You probably saw this, but here it is again.
http://waitingforison.wordpress.com/comet-photography/
Mar 14, 2013 15:59:38 #
kaerophil
Loc: Oxford, CT
Try ISO 800 for 10 seconds, 15 seconds, etc. up to 30. Turn on noise reduction set on normal, and turn off auto focus. Put focus to infinity.
Mar 14, 2013 19:30:34 #
PlsFStopIt
Loc: Kansas City
charles brown wrote:
Well done. Lived in KC from 1960-1976. Last lived in Red Bridge area. Last time through downtown looked like a gost town. Sad.
PlsFStopIt wrote:
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
charles brown wrote:
Had a clear sky to the west until about 20 minutes before sunset. Then guess what happened. Will try again tomorrow night. Anyone out there having any luck?
Had almost clear sky in Kansas City
Well done. Lived in KC from 1960-1976. Last lived in Red Bridge area. Last time through downtown looked like a gost town. Sad.
Not a ghost town anymore, there has been some revitalization and it looks different with the Sprint Center, Power & Light District, The Kauffman Center for the performing arts and the National College Basket Ball Hall of Fame. Here is a link to my FB album Around KC https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.337526612951579.68977.100000827281683&type=3
Mar 14, 2013 19:45:37 #
Thank you so much for the link. I had not seen it and found it very informative and helpful. Can't wait to get out there tonight!
jerryc41 wrote:
quote=sford122 My unimpressive attempt... br Cano... (show quote)
Mar 14, 2013 23:18:45 #
JayMo
Loc: Milton, Florida
Nice shot... Have been shooting it for the last three nights.
Had some cloud issues but lucked out.
On the 12th it was above and to the left of the moon. About as bright as Polaris. Last night it was about 15 degrees below the moon and to the right.
There we 6 of us on Escambia Bay (Pensacola Fl. ) taking pictures. Lenses ranged for Kit 55-300mm up to an 8" Meade
with adapter. ISO, f-stops and Shutter were all over the place.
My best shots were at ISO 800, f5.6 from 3 to 10 sec.
Will post when I finish playin in PP.
Had some cloud issues but lucked out.
On the 12th it was above and to the left of the moon. About as bright as Polaris. Last night it was about 15 degrees below the moon and to the right.
There we 6 of us on Escambia Bay (Pensacola Fl. ) taking pictures. Lenses ranged for Kit 55-300mm up to an 8" Meade
with adapter. ISO, f-stops and Shutter were all over the place.
My best shots were at ISO 800, f5.6 from 3 to 10 sec.
Will post when I finish playin in PP.
Mar 14, 2013 23:23:05 #
Mar 14, 2013 23:23:54 #
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