I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture of the comet after a couple nights of fighting clouds. I live in a desert in the sunniest place on earth - officially - and I almost didn't have a chance to shoot!
I used a Celestron C11 with a Hyperstar attachment feeding a ZWO ASI458MC camera. I exposed for 3.4 seconds times 25 frames with a camera gain of 225 in SharpCap 4. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker using dark frames.
A little bit of photoshop afterwards, and here is the result.
Really wish I could have displayed a tail. Just could not get it.
You cannot hurt my feelings with comments and criticism, so if you with to make comments or suggestions, feel free!
W7MEV wrote:
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture of the comet after a couple nights of fighting clouds. I live in a desert in the sunniest place on earth - officially - and I almost didn't have a chance to shoot!
I used a Celestron C11 with a Hyperstar attachment feeding a ZWO ASI458MC camera. I exposed for 3.4 seconds times 25 frames with a camera gain of 225 in SharpCap 4. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker using dark frames.
A little bit of photoshop afterwards, and here is the result.
Really wish I could have displayed a tail. Just could not get it.
You cannot hurt my feelings with comments and criticism, so if you with to make comments or suggestions, feel free!
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture ... (
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Looks good to me considering most of us won't see it!! Thanks for sharing.
Its very nice and the zeal of a couple of nights gave you good results.
W7MEV wrote:
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture of the comet after a couple nights of fighting clouds. I live in a desert in the sunniest place on earth - officially - and I almost didn't have a chance to shoot!
I used a Celestron C11 with a Hyperstar attachment feeding a ZWO ASI458MC camera. I exposed for 3.4 seconds times 25 frames with a camera gain of 225 in SharpCap 4. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker using dark frames.
A little bit of photoshop afterwards, and here is the result.
Really wish I could have displayed a tail. Just could not get it.
You cannot hurt my feelings with comments and criticism, so if you with to make comments or suggestions, feel free!
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture ... (
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Very nice.
It has been cloudy here, even though the weather man said clear.
I was wanting to look to see if it was visible from here above the mountains in the way possibly.
Like the shot, thx for sharing.
And i also know that the patience it took him to shoot such a picture waiting for that perfect night its very good.
Below zero out, I'm having a cinnamon donut & Black Rifle coffee (BLACK!)in a warm bed, enjoying your excellent photo! Saved me the hassle of trying to find dark sky on a frigid, cloudy night the last couple of nights, thanks for posting!
You did much better than I could have! Thanks for sharing, 73 de N7MRF.
W7MEV wrote:
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture of the comet after a couple nights of fighting clouds. I live in a desert in the sunniest place on earth - officially - and I almost didn't have a chance to shoot!
I used a Celestron C11 with a Hyperstar attachment feeding a ZWO ASI458MC camera. I exposed for 3.4 seconds times 25 frames with a camera gain of 225 in SharpCap 4. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker using dark frames.
A little bit of photoshop afterwards, and here is the result.
Really wish I could have displayed a tail. Just could not get it.
You cannot hurt my feelings with comments and criticism, so if you with to make comments or suggestions, feel free!
I managed to get a . . . reasonable . . . picture ... (
show quote)
Nice image, but with the moon so bright it probably makes the tail hard to get.
Good shot. I went out to my front yard last night here in Albuquerque and could not see even one star!!
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