C/2011 W3 Lovejoy from Canberra

[bloodhound31]

Finally! A celestial event with a break in the clouds!!

I hope the rest of you guys get a break.

Baz.

[gregbradley]

Very nice Baz.

Greg.

[bloodhound31]

Ta Greg.

[midnight]

Oh that's lovelly and peaceful that last one Baz. Well presented!!

Darrin...

[CapturingTheNight]

Great shots Baz :thumbsup: I was imaging at a similar focal length to you this morning as well. I'm pleased to see you also picked up the faint green colour in the sky, particularly in that last one. I initially thought my camera's white balance was on the blip, but then I remember seeing a similar thing in one of Alex Cherneys videos http://vimeo.com/28487411 Apparently caused by natural oxygen in the upper atmosphere. Someone else might know more about what causes this. I just take pictures

[dj gravelrash]

total quality baz....love it!!!!

[bloodhound31]

Thanks everyone!

I was wondering about the green cast! I tried and tried and tried again to adjust the white balance but every time I adjusted to get rid of green, everything else went to poo. I decided to mute it a bit so it didn't blow out and become unrealistic!

Now I know it wasn't my camera. Thanks for the scoop.

Baz.

[mithrandir]

One of these showed up on Universe Today (http://www.universetoday.com/92162/our-picks-of-best-space-and-astronomy-images-from-2011/)

"Our Picks of Best Space and Astronomy Images from 2011"

[bloodhound31]

Happy with that! That's two I've managed to chalk-up with UT this year. I'm chuffed.

Baz.

[Ric]

A great set of images Baz, very nicely done.

Congrats on your showing on Universe today as well.

[renormalised]

Great shots, Baz:):)

Congrats on the UT coverage:)

[bloodhound31]

Ta lads.