Comet
Jul 11, 2020 07:00:26 #
Has anyone been able to capture the comet that is going past the earth this month? I went out this morning, but did not get anything useful. If you have been able to take a picture, what time, which direction, and what size lens did you use? It is reported to be seen with the naked eye?? I didn't see anything with a 'tail'?? (looked NE and E from Tennessee)
Jul 11, 2020 07:16:22 #
Jul 11, 2020 07:21:15 #
Was not aware of it and have not seen it but will start looking. Starting today it is supposed to be visible in the evening in the northwest sky just above the horizon shortly after sunset (about 80 minutes). It is still also visible in the mornings. It will become more visible a few days from now as the moon fades to a crescent.
Jul 11, 2020 08:29:19 #
Ed Walker wrote:
https://www.jackfusco.com/Blog/How-to-Find-and-Photograph-Comet-NEOWISE
Thank you Ed. You have already captured some great pictures! They inspire me to keep trying.
Jul 11, 2020 08:30:51 #
Jul 11, 2020 08:38:36 #
Wanda Krack wrote:
Has anyone been able to capture the comet that is going past the earth this month? I went out this morning, but did not get anything useful. If you have been able to take a picture, what time, which direction, and what size lens did you use? It is reported to be seen with the naked eye?? I didn't see anything with a 'tail'?? (looked NE and E from Tennessee)
I've been trying for a couple of weeks , got it this morning at about 4:30. wife could see it with naked eye, I had to clothe my eye in optics and electronics.200 mm
Jul 11, 2020 09:11:34 #
Thank you gekko11 . What camera settings did you use? I'm thinking that I need to move to a different spot to look, although your shot was well above the horizon, and you even had some cloud cover! I had no cloud cover showing here this morning, but it could have been there.
Jul 11, 2020 09:19:06 #
I checked my settings ,,, 70-200 lens @ 125mm@ f3.2 ISO 1000, 8.0 second exposure 4:34 am . I have not been able to see it until today mainly because of clouds and haze
Jul 11, 2020 09:23:07 #
Thanks for the camera settings. Hope we have clearer skies both evening and morning for the next few weeks!
Jul 11, 2020 09:29:32 #
We might get a better view of it after it rounds the sun , it might be visible after sunset later this month
Jul 11, 2020 09:35:46 #
Jul 12, 2020 05:36:17 #
Don't forget to turn IS off when mounted on a tripod - like I did. Maybe get another chance tonight.
Jul 12, 2020 06:50:40 #
Thanks for the reminder John N. Went out this morning, all cloudy.....maybe this evening.
Jul 12, 2020 07:04:14 #
Good shooting here in Northern Nevada the past week. Marginally visible to the naked eye, of course. Here's my favorite image taken on the 8th around 4:45 AM. Olympus OMD-E10 MKII set to the "dreaded" Auto!
Jul 12, 2020 07:47:41 #
Wanda Krack wrote:
Has anyone been able to capture the comet that is going past the earth this month? I went out this morning, but did not get anything useful. If you have been able to take a picture, what time, which direction, and what size lens did you use? It is reported to be seen with the naked eye?? I didn't see anything with a 'tail'?? (looked NE and E from Tennessee)
This is the best one I've gotten so far looking northeast. There's a great web page that shows where to look. It's what I used to home in on the comet. Took some binoculars to pinpoint it, but once my eyes adjusted to the dark, I could see it without binoculars.
http://earthsky.org/space/how-to-see-comet-c2020-f3-neowise
Settings for this shot:
3.2 seconds
f/8
ISO 3200
WB: daylight (sunny)
That was with my Canon 7D / Canon 70-300mm IS II USM at 250mm
I autofocused on Venus, then turned off autofocus and image stabilization (since I had it on a tripod).
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