Helpful Posts: Finding the comet with the help of my daughter was a breeze and we saw it through our 10 x 50 binocs as a very faint smudge. Pointed the camera with 85mm lens and took a single 6 secs exposure. Was enough to get the comet through LP and rising moon.
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Thread: Comet Lovejoy!
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7th January 2015, 04:38 PM #1
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Comet Lovejoy!
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7th January 2015, 09:03 PM #2
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Re: Comet Lovejoy!
Haseeb,
I'd prefer a black sky, not sure if its my monitor or your WB.
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7th January 2015, 09:19 PM #3
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Re: Comet Lovejoy!
I suspect, but may be wrong, that that sky is affected by haze reflecting ambient light. Nice to see that you got the comet, it's been way too cloudy where I am.
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8th January 2015, 01:58 AM #4
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Re: Comet Lovejoy!
None this way either...too much city lights and some occasional tinnie-weenie glimpse of the sky at times. Too cold to be out and about too...I'm dying to go home to Australia during these season...
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8th January 2015, 04:46 PM #5
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Re: Comet Lovejoy!
John, its the haze combined with light dome effect not to mention a rising moon, as Graham mentioned.
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