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JB80
29-10-2013, 03:41 AM
Had a good night last night with 4 different targets and my first ever photographic comet was one of them.
I wasn't planning on it but as it rose above the house I figured if I aim at Procyon and to the left I might find it as I couldn't see it visually in bins or on a single sub but when I stacked it I had just got it up in the top left of picture.
At least now I know where it is so I can centre it properly and cut Procyon out if I try again.

Quite happy with that.

Taken with the 450D and dodgy 75-300mm lens at 300mm,, I forget how many but it's a heap of stacked 30 second exposures at ISO 1600, f/9.0
von Tom
29-10-2013, 03:57 AM
Well done Jarrod :) I'm out there now photographing that exact framing!
Tom
JB80
29-10-2013, 05:56 AM
Thanks Tom. :)

I'd like to get a centre shot if I can because out in the corners this lens suffers all kinds of artifacts.
I'm just happy to of got it though.
nebulosity.
29-10-2013, 06:32 AM
Great capture Jarrod :thumbsup::thumbsup: I tried using the Sigma 70-300 and can confirm it's a dogey lens :lol: need f8 or 9 to get anything lightly sharp, the Sigma 50-500 apo is even worse.

Jo
cometcatcher
29-10-2013, 04:13 PM
Great shot. I like the framing also.
JB80
30-10-2013, 01:59 AM
Thanks Jo and Kevin. :)

Yeah I need to find an alternative lens or small scope, I could have it at f12 and it'd still be bad.
I'll keep plugging away with it until then though.
Liz
30-10-2013, 03:07 AM
Congratulations on a very successful night Jarrod, and great pic.. am yet to catch this one as on holidays in Canada. Thought about hearing out this am, but -10 put me back in my box. :-)
JB80
31-10-2013, 02:11 AM
Cheers Liz, -10 would do it for me.

I hope your having a great trip and birthday. :)
MortonH
31-10-2013, 08:32 AM
I bought a number of old manual prime lenses on ebay with adapters to attach to my Canon 40D. The most I paid for any one lens was around $45, and they're much sharper than cheap autofocus lenses.
JB80
01-11-2013, 12:00 AM
That is an option I guess. Something I should keep my eyes open for anyway.

Here is a stack on the comet only, I had to use jpegs though as the raws were too dark to find the comet.