Comet Lovejoy 31Dec from Senic Lookout Newcastle [Archive]

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tornado33

31-12-2011, 08:14 AM

Finally the clouds partly dissapeared, allowing me to get some imaging done in between clouds at Senic Lookout. Sky was surprisingly dark in between the clouds with a stiff onshore soueaster blowing. Once again I used the old Sampson GEM to do tracked exposures.

9x30 secs ISO400. 50mm f1.8 lens @f1.8, thats all I could , I did more subs but they had too much cloud in them. Larger version here (http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/Scott/lovejoy9x30secsiso400x50mmf1.8x31de c2011darkseniccloud2l.jpg)

I could not see the comet naked eye though.
Scott

renormalised

31-12-2011, 10:14 AM

Nice shot, Scott. I don't think it'll hang around for too much longer by the looks of it at present.

CometGuy

31-12-2011, 11:32 AM

Great stuff Scott. I'm guessing you used IRIS to remove the sky gradients?

Terry

Lester

31-12-2011, 12:00 PM

Very nice view of the comet Scott. Thanks for the view.

leon

31-12-2011, 02:56 PM

Nice going Scott, yep it is very difficult to make it out, even in a very dark sky, well done.

Leon

tornado33

31-12-2011, 06:27 PM

Thanks all
Yep, Iris gradient removal is pretty good and smoothed it out nicely, save for the unavoidable cloud contamination in corner.
Scott

venus

31-12-2011, 07:31 PM

Great capture Scott!