Comet Lovejoy from central Vic

rat156 · #1 27-12-2011, 08:27 PM

Hi All,

Made my way out to the same spot I chose last week, near Elphinstone.

Some very curious Horses in the paddock next to me whilst I was taking pic of the comet, I think that they thought I was going to feed them. Bloody noisy buggers too!

Anyway, took many photos, some turned out nice, stacked about four of the 30s ones. I worked out I needed a faster lens, so got onto Fleabay and bought one, all set for tomorrow morning. Taking the missus and kids this time, so at least I don't have to sneak around the house in the morning. This should ensure crappy weather!

Cheers
Stuart

renormalised (Carl) · #2 27-12-2011, 08:41 PM

Nice shot, Stuart

The comet looks almost like an exclamation mark in your piccie

naskies (Dave) · #3 27-12-2011, 10:00 PM

That's a great composition, Stuart. Was there a lot of moisture or some thin cloud? Alpha/Beta Centauri have a nice glow around them - I really like that effect.

rat156 · #4 27-12-2011, 10:00 PM

Removed most of the stars from the original image, makes the comet stand out more.

Cheers
Stuart

rat156 · #5 27-12-2011, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naskies

That's a great composition, Stuart. Was there a lot of moisture or some thin cloud? Alpha/Beta Centauri have a nice glow around them - I really like that effect.

Probably crap on the lens, don't know in reality, there was a lot of moisture in the air over Melbourne...