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And BAM! There is was!

SonnyE wrote:

I consider that a win, Jim.
You got the comet!

And nothing sez you have to get up.

I’m going to try again tomorrow but I think I only have a 45 minute window to shoot in. Now I need to start hoping for evening time
I have a good place for that about 10 minutes away.
Stay safe.

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Jul 16, 2020 14:11:50 #

It's been so hot here....

If sonny would quit sending us his clouds we would have a better chance!

Jul 16, 2020 14:08:54 #

SonnyE wrote:

Thanks Jim! br I finally found it tonight, 07-15-2... (show quote)

Will they let you in coming from California?

Jul 16, 2020 14:06:21 #

And BAM! There is was!

Just so you know, I have issues too.
This was the best I could do yesterday morning. Look center far left in the tiny clear area.
As a result I decided to sleep in today.

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Jul 16, 2020 12:09:08 #

And BAM! There is was!

Yeeeehaaaawwwww!
I am so glad to see that you found it!!
Way to go Sonny!
Now that you know where it is you should be able to see it more easily.
I might be able to try another morning shot tomorrow but the monsoon is killing my evening chances and the morning window is getting pretty tiny.
It’s rising at 4:40 and it’s pretty bright by 5:15.

Jul 16, 2020 00:35:26 #

ask and ye shall receive.
Here are a few charts for everyone interested.

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Jul 14, 2020 08:26:32 #

Comet NEOWISE- July 13, 2020

Very nicely shot.

Jul 14, 2020 08:21:59 #

gekko11 wrote:

very nice shots! this comet hunting has bee fun !

Thank you 😊
Now if this monsoon streak will ease up for a while, I’d like some more interesting foreground shots.
Stay safe...

Jul 14, 2020 08:19:58 #

SonnyE wrote:

Beautiful, Jim!

I tried. Both the telescope and my DSLR.
But too much light pollution and too much Moon glare.

I'll have to enjoy vicariously.

Thanks Sonny.
Now that it’s becoming a night sky visitor you should be able to get your own shots.
I’m sure you’ve seen all of the charts. Maybe a trip to the foothills? Give my best to your wife for me.

Jul 13, 2020 07:34:57 #

J-SPEIGHT wrote:

Thank you very much.

Jul 13, 2020 07:34:06 #

Ballard wrote:

Very nice shots. At 400mm you get a bit of star trailing (1 sec is about the max exposure to avoid seeing star trails at 400mm). If you can mount it with the C11 on a equatorial mount running a sidereal rate you can take a much longer exposure (at least until the actual motion of the comet starts to impact the exposure, probably at least 45 minutes or so).

At my home location I have a large obstacle to viewing the eastern horizon. The Sandia mountains rise over 5,000 feet to my East blocking my view of the horizon. Since this is such a short time event I have to travel for my shots and really don’t want to setup my CGGM Mount in the dark so I made some sacrifices.
I initially used a 200mm lens and wanted to push the limits so to speak with this session pushing the time until I had a minimal amount of trailing.
I’m looking forward to being able to shot in the evening from home even though the comet is going to start fading.
Thank you for the compliment.

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Jul 12, 2020 14:34:14 #

tramsey wrote:

WOW!! Tremendous photos. Obviously for that shot you got out of Albuquerque a little way

Actually I went over near balloon fiesta park. It’s a bortle 6/7 but better than my 8 zone I usually deal with.
Thank you very much for the compliment.

Jul 12, 2020 14:31:56 #

Christm wrote:

Very cool

Thank you very much.

Jul 12, 2020 12:57:20 #

Just a couple of shots from this morning.
Canon 100-400mm L IS off
Canon 7d Mark II
Standard tripod.
F:\5.6
ISO 1600
Set at 100mm
3.2 second exposure.

Second settings are the same but at 400mm

Stay safe...

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Jul 12, 2020 12:48:06 #

One is better than none and this one is quite nice.
Stay safe...