PanSTARRS from Blackheath NSW

[Wavytone]

From Hargraves Lookout west of Blackheath, earlier tonight. Camera is a mere compact: Panasonic LX5 working at 5mm focal length, ISO200, f/2 for 40 seconds.

[Osirisra]

nice shot of lemmon in there too :)

[Suzy]

Thanks for sharing that Wavytone- I always love to see comets taken from point and shoot cameras as I find the shots they take on comets are a bit more representative to what's seen with the eye (?). I've taken a couple of comets thru my Sony Cybershot and even just general stuff in the sky- they do a pretty good job don't they. :)

[gregbradley]

Nice shot. What time was that? I went driving up towards the Blue Mountains at around 9pm. I couldn't see it. I figured it had set already.

I took a shot and got excited then realised I had captured Lemon not Panstarrs.

Greg.

[Wavytone]

The shot was at 8:46 pm. The head of the comet set before 9pm.

Here thanks Suzy. I love the LX5 for this reason, it captures things as you see them. ''''

While DSLR's can be useful in a clinical way, a lot of images are "overcooked" with respect to the extent they are processed to highlight things that are simply not visible to the naked eye, and they lead many people to have unreal expectations that lead to disappointment when they see the real thing.

For example last night at Blackheath there were others who had come to see the comet who has seen astrophotos on APOD of the milky way and the magellanic clouds, yet were clearly very underwhelmed when I pointed these out in the sky - on a very clear night.

[mental4astro]

Nice one Wavy. Often it's not what gear you've got, but how you use what you've got. It really is a lovely shot.

Shame you forgot to take a scope. Looks like it must have been a cracker of a night. :)

[h0ughy]

great view

[Larryp]

Nice shot!