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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Shortsighted on July 17, 2020, 04:34:24 PM

Title: Comet Neowise
Post by: Shortsighted on July 17, 2020, 04:34:24 PM

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Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Howieh on July 18, 2020, 12:30:57 AM

Yes, I finally found it (using 10*50 binoculars) this evening and took several pictures with my old Canon 50D and a sigma 17-70 lens; nothing too impressive but I'll keep trying, may even try with the SX50 if I can find a darker spot close to home. I actually have a good opening in the right direction from my driveway but the light pollution is terrible. My son went to a friends place in Aurora with his 5D IV and my old 100-400 lens but he hasn't sent me anything so I suspect his images weren't much better than mine! Have you seen it?

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Shortsighted on July 18, 2020, 10:52:12 AM

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Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Howieh on July 18, 2020, 02:35:21 PM

I went out just before 10pm and found it immediately with my bins. It might be a naked eye object for some people but definitely not for me; even with my bins it was well defined but still very faint. I hope I'm wrong but last night might have been the last "good" seeing for a few days because the haze is getting worse in the warm humid air. Btw, the shot my son sent me IS much better than any of mine. He promised to send a few more so I'll try to post one here later today. This evening it will be close to a couple of fairly bright stars so lets hope mother nature cooperates where the sky is concerned! :)

https://spaceweather.com/images2020/18j ... 8jul20.png (https://spaceweather.com/images2020/18jul20/skymap_18jul20.png)

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Howieh on July 19, 2020, 12:02:35 PM

I still haven't downloaded my Neowise shots from July 17 but, as promised, here is the shot my son took from a darker spot that same evening:

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Shortsighted on July 19, 2020, 04:34:19 PM

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Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Dinusaur on July 19, 2020, 08:37:14 PM

I ventured out an hour north of Toronto; unfortunately during my stay for an hour; the cloud-covered sky didn't let me see and photograph the comet. Will tray again another day.

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Howieh on July 20, 2020, 12:02:55 PM

Thanks for your patience! The camera settings were: f/5.6, 5 seconds (a bit too long?), ISO-1000 at @370mm. Barring an unforeseeable change in the expected sky conditions we are go for a great evening of comet viewing so grab those bins, find a dark spot and enjoy the show!

https://spaceweather.com/ (https://spaceweather.com/)

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Shortsighted on July 21, 2020, 01:06:18 PM

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(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-x6v9Bnh/0/0e0da7e3/XL/i-x6v9Bnh-XL.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-x6v9Bnh/A)

Title: Re: Comet Neowise
Post by: Dinusaur on July 21, 2020, 03:08:30 PM

Those are great photos. I went out on Monday night, the sky became clear after 10:30 and got to see the comet below Big Dipper. Fumbled with camera setting in the dark and managed to get a few decent shots despite all the wrong settings. Bird photography is lot simpler than astro photography.