stevewinn Posted July 20, 2020 #26 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Tonight was clear skies so a few minutes ago I popped out into the back garden, to the naked eye its nothing like those pictures above. It was visible but very dim, it wasn't until I got my 10x50 binoculars did it look like those pictures. Very easy to miss. Not as good as hale bopp. But welcome to the solar system. Edited July 20, 2020 by stevewinn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 20, 2020 #27 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I have been able to see the comet with the naked eye a couple of times, but because of the light pollution any photographs I have taken have been washed out. I also have to wait until the comet is between trees and surrounding houses, which means my attempts to photograph it have been a total failure, until tonight. By no means great, but it is at least clear that it is a comet. Canon EOS 550D, ISO 1600, 70mm, f/5.4, 8secs Canon EOS 550D, ISO 800, 300mm, f/5.4, 2secs 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilthor Posted July 21, 2020 #28 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Taken Saturday night over my place: Edited July 21, 2020 by lilthor 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 22, 2020 #29 Share Posted July 22, 2020 21/7/20 at 20:23 BST. Canon EOS 550D - ISO 3200. 55mm. f/5.6, 6secs The enemy of astronomy in the UK: clouds!! 23:18 BST. Other details as above, 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.A.T.1961 Posted July 25, 2020 #30 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 5:47 AM, lilthor said: Taken Saturday night over my place: That's one very nice dark sky you have there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncbdg Posted September 2, 2020 #31 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Comet NeoWise 14 july 2020 Scotland Comet NeoWise filmed in NV from Dunbar in East Lothian Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted September 5, 2020 #32 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) Nice images guys. If you are struggling (and most of you aren't so I apologise for stating the obvious!) - here's a quick tip or three... 1. If you are the owner of the pics, resize them to about 800 pixels-ish and save them to your local hard drive. Then use the "choose files..." thingie that is just below the text entry box when replying, to attach them. But before posting, position your cursor in the text where you want the pic to appear and then click on the + icon in the thumbnail. If you're using a mobile... well, I don't, so someone else maybe can help you....? 2. Using high ISO settings can help but will increase grain/noise. For something like a comet, you are best using a tripod (or a huge lump of blue-tac!) low to medium ISO and a long exposure. The bigger the camera, the less grainy it will be... 3. Night vision or IR is not likely to help, and in fact may cause extreme grain, and of course will give a strange, non-optical look to the image. NV / IR is really only for nearby IR (heat) sources or close things that are illuminated by the IR LEDs on the camera. Those LEDs have a range of a few hundred metres, not 100 million kilometres.. Edited September 5, 2020 by ChrLzs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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