Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Part 2
Jul 19, 2020 01:05:24 #
Now that it has moved to the evening skies I just have to fight with the monsoon clouds that are rolling in each evening.
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
Jul 19, 2020 02:43:42 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Now that it has moved to the evening skies I just have to fight with the monsoon clouds that are rolling in each evening.
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
I don't have monsoon clouds to contend with. But I do have this tree to contend with. But at least I was able to see the very end of the tail. After a lot of stretching that is.
Comparing to the Starry Nights simulation in the 2nd image, I need to pick a new location to view it from.
Over the next few nights, it will be climbing and moving to the left.
Jul 19, 2020 04:07:35 #
Almost identical to my capture tonight.
I mounted my Tamron 150-600 mm on a Vixen bar and used my mount to guide the camera.
I got a good series, but only 4 I'd call keepers. Not sure what happened.
I think I need to drop back to ISO1600 maybe.
I mounted my Tamron 150-600 mm on a Vixen bar and used my mount to guide the camera.
I got a good series, but only 4 I'd call keepers. Not sure what happened.
I think I need to drop back to ISO1600 maybe.
Jul 19, 2020 14:04:11 #
JimH123 wrote:
I don't have monsoon clouds to contend with. But I do have this tree to contend with. But at least I was able to see the very end of the tail. After a lot of stretching that is.
Comparing to the Starry Nights simulation in the 2nd image, I need to pick a new location to view it from.
Over the next few nights, it will be climbing and moving to the left.
Comparing to the Starry Nights simulation in the 2nd image, I need to pick a new location to view it from.
Over the next few nights, it will be climbing and moving to the left.
Hang in there or consider moving your scope unless you’re using a pier.
I don’t know how long it’s going to be visible and I’m still upset that I couldn’t image Hale-Bop. I didn’t know how in 1997.
I’m grabbing what I can.
Most of all, stay safe.
Jul 19, 2020 14:08:35 #
SonnyE wrote:
Almost identical to my capture tonight.
I mounted my Tamron 150-600 mm on a Vixen bar and used my mount to guide the camera.
I got a good series, but only 4 I'd call keepers. Not sure what happened.
I think I need to drop back to ISO1600 maybe.
I mounted my Tamron 150-600 mm on a Vixen bar and used my mount to guide the camera.
I got a good series, but only 4 I'd call keepers. Not sure what happened.
I think I need to drop back to ISO1600 maybe.
What focal length did you set it at?
I’m getting some of my best shots at 200mm with room to crop and frankly I am a feared to use my big Bertha.
Hang in there we have time. What I don’t have are many cloudless nights.
Thank you for the compliment.
Jul 19, 2020 15:38:37 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
What focal length did you set it at?
I’m getting some of my best shots at 200mm with room to crop and frankly I am a feared to use my big Bertha.
Hang in there we have time. What I don’t have are many cloudless nights.
Thank you for the compliment.
I’m getting some of my best shots at 200mm with room to crop and frankly I am a feared to use my big Bertha.
Hang in there we have time. What I don’t have are many cloudless nights.
Thank you for the compliment.
I went all out, once I had the FOV I wanted, 600 mm.
I also have this eye cup thing that helps me a bunch with the Prison... Er, Condo complex's obnoxious lighting.
I've been looking at a wall topper to add to my now bare 8" block wall. Their glare lights up the upper half of our house, and all the windows. So trying to improve as I can with what I have.
My first attempts and successes were at 150 mm. But I needed to be able to have my camera track the comet in order to zoom in on it.
My 80 mm telescope has a fixed ability, and I went as far as I wanted with it. I wanted more tail.
(Of the comet, of the comet...)
So, like usual, I shirk post processing, or try to minimize it.
But you should bring Big Bertha along and give her a try. As good as you are at getting nice sharp images, I bet you could fill a frame with some dazzling results.
Mine tend to be very inconsistent. I want a series of good images for a video time lapse, but fall short.
Jul 20, 2020 06:09:35 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Now that it has moved to the evening skies I just have to fight with the monsoon clouds that are rolling in each evening.
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
Today the clouds stayed to the southeast and let me have an hour of image time.
Still there was a fair amount of haze.
Here are a couple of shots with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm L lens.
I used a standard tripod and remote shutter to help with movement.
The comet head has transitioned to a nice green.
Stay safe...
Nice shots
Jul 20, 2020 08:10:38 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Nice captures! I went out the last two nights, shooting it. I was surprised how much dimmer it was last night, than the night before, and how much it had moved/relocated, vs the night before. Thanks for sharing your shots! I have not even looked at my shots from last night, yet...
Jul 20, 2020 11:13:08 #
Jul 20, 2020 11:17:54 #
DougS wrote:
Nice captures! I went out the last two nights, shooting it. I was surprised how much dimmer it was last night, than the night before, and how much it had moved/relocated, vs the night before. Thanks for sharing your shots! I have not even looked at my shots from last night, yet...
Thank you for commenting.
I haven’t been able to see it since thanks to clouds in the afternoon onwards.
I’m hoping it will still be visible when we get a break in the monsoon flow.
It’s supposed to be raining for the next couple of evenings.
Jul 20, 2020 13:11:32 #
This is the only damn comet I have seen thus far. ALWAYS something impeding my view. Going to try one last time tonight.
Jul 20, 2020 14:46:25 #
fotobyferg wrote:
This is the only damn comet I have seen thus far. ALWAYS something impeding my view. Going to try one last time tonight.
I got the same problem. Only a chainsaw can fix this problem.
But I am thinking of going up onto my back patio roof tonight and maybe seeing over that problem tree.
Jul 27, 2020 12:43:02 #
I can't see the Comet for the trees. 
I'm in Western Washington State....
I'm in Western Washington State....
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