I wasn't happy with my spot yesterday morning so I did a bit of work looking at Google Maps. Came across a few potential spots near McLaren Vale. After going for a drive to investigate these spots last night, the first thing I said was "wow, it's amazing how little light pollution there is 20mins away from my home. I think I've found a spot to do some imaging."
Anyways, I made my way back to my spot at around 3.30am. I could already see the comet tail coming up from the horizon. Unfortunately, cloud started coming from the SW. A quick look at the satellite image revealed a bank of cloud, only about an hour wide, would spoil the show
Here's the best I could manage. Shots taken with Canon 400D, using standard 18-55mm lens. Boy it's hard to focus with this lens! Still not quite happy with focus but it's better than yesterday's attempt. Are these lenses capable of getting better stars than what I have shown?
1st and 2nd shots taken at 18mm, 30secs, F3.5, ISO1600. 3rd shot at 50mm, 15secs, F5.6, ISO1600. Not happy with focus but it was a struggle to get that image as I was just about to pack up.