Comet Lovejoy
Jan 7, 2015 22:27:22 #
mrova, yes I am confident that you have captured Lovejoy.
The tail is very hard to see, I think because it is streaming away from us right now. It's at its closest approach to Earth and heading towards the Sun so I assume the tail is away from us.
Here is what I was able to get with my 8 inch telescope.
Really hard to focus and had to wing it because its just a fuzzy green ball right now.
ISO 8000
20 second exposure
f/10 fixed
Color balance on the third shot shows the green quite well.
The tail is very hard to see, I think because it is streaming away from us right now. It's at its closest approach to Earth and heading towards the Sun so I assume the tail is away from us.
Here is what I was able to get with my 8 inch telescope.
Really hard to focus and had to wing it because its just a fuzzy green ball right now.
ISO 8000
20 second exposure
f/10 fixed
Color balance on the third shot shows the green quite well.
Jan 8, 2015 06:37:04 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
mrova, yes I am confident that you have captured Lovejoy.
Nice shots Shutterbug! I think I did get it, and feel really lucky to have done so. Last night was the first clear sky we've had in lots of nights but temps were in the low 20's with 25 mph winds. I'm gonna try again tonight if I can.
Jan 8, 2015 09:05:44 #
Jan 8, 2015 09:13:06 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
mrova, yes I am confident that you have captured L... (show quote)
Jim this is a really nice series. According to your back ground stars you are spot-on with your focus.
I know it has a green cast but why is it green and not the standard white???
Can't wait to get some clear skies.
Craig
Jan 8, 2015 23:43:33 #
CraigFair wrote:
Jim this is a really nice series. According to your back ground stars you are spot-on with your focus.
I know it has a green cast but why is it green and not the standard white???
Can't wait to get some clear skies.
Craig
I know it has a green cast but why is it green and not the standard white???
Can't wait to get some clear skies.
Craig
Its green because of Carbon Monoxide gases.
I hope you have clear skies and patience. I cannot see it in my camera view finder when the cameras mounted on the scope. I have to align carefully with a 40mm ocular and then twiddle with focus once I mount the camera till I get it close enough to not be fully out of sorts. I didn't do very well tonight but.. oh well.
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