Gotcha... finally!!
Posted 26/01/2023 - 17:33 - Helpful Comment
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Nice one Spad...what camera/lens combo did you use?
Karlo
Karlo
Posted 26/01/2023 - 17:44
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An overly complicated one!!!
K5II mounted to a Sky-Watcher Startravel 80mm f5 400mm Refractor, with a Neodynium Filter. It was all mounted on a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i tracking mount, on top of a tripod with a panoramic mount.
2min exposure f5 400iso
K5II mounted to a Sky-Watcher Startravel 80mm f5 400mm Refractor, with a Neodynium Filter. It was all mounted on a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i tracking mount, on top of a tripod with a panoramic mount.
2min exposure f5 400iso
Posted 26/01/2023 - 20:35 - Helpful Comment
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You done good!
No chance here it's cloudy ... again.
Cheers
Mike
No chance here it's cloudy ... again.
Cheers
Mike
Posted 27/01/2023 - 02:56 - Helpful Comment
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Excellent! (knew it would be)
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Excellent! (knew it would be)
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- David
"A republic, madam, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin
"A republic, madam, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin
Posted 27/01/2023 - 06:32
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Can’t doubt that commitment. Excellent job.
Out of interest, you posted some other shots recently with stacking. Did you use that here? I’m only guessing but does the comet move too quickly across the sky? What’s your thought process when to use it or not?
Out of interest, you posted some other shots recently with stacking. Did you use that here? I’m only guessing but does the comet move too quickly across the sky? What’s your thought process when to use it or not?
Posted 27/01/2023 - 10:45
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RichardC wrote:
Out of interest, you posted some other shots recently with stacking. Did you use that here? I’m only guessing but does the comet move too quickly across the sky? What’s your thought process when to use it or not?
I did take a series of images over about a period of 90mins. This is a single image. I did try stacking but ended up with a long blotchy streak! I also tried a time lapse but it was to short. I am actually tempeted to go a lot higher on the iso and use a shorter shutter speed and do a time lapse of it moving... if the weather plays nice!!!Out of interest, you posted some other shots recently with stacking. Did you use that here? I’m only guessing but does the comet move too quickly across the sky? What’s your thought process when to use it or not?
Thank you for all your nice words!!
Posted 30/01/2023 - 22:34 - Helpful Comment
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - I just about caught this tonight, a fuzzy slightly green blob in the centre of this heavily cropped image. Now cloudy so game over for now. I used a 35mm focal length on the K-1, ISO800, f2.8 and 30sec and found it by searching the image, too faint to see with the naked eye and the bright 1/2 moon light.
Posted 06/02/2023 - 08:33
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Never knew you could focus on the fungus inside the lens Obvs a joke there
Anyone who stays up late to photograph stars and the like in the cold when they should be tucked up in bed gets my respect.
My buddy Steve who is a Pentax shooter also likes astro stuff, here is his Flickr
Anyone who stays up late to photograph stars and the like in the cold when they should be tucked up in bed gets my respect.
My buddy Steve who is a Pentax shooter also likes astro stuff, here is his Flickr
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
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