I managed to take a couple of shots of Comet Lovejoy this morning using a borrowed Canon 1000D after my point-and-shoot wasn't up to the task. It was my first time using a DSLR and I struggled.
Focusing was my major problem. Even using the live view to zoom into and focus on a bright star I was never quite certain if I got it right. I also think I did something wrong somewhere since photos taken with approximately the same settings shows the comet tail much better than mine.
Any tips, advice welcome.
A selection of the best images and a Youtube video can be found on my blog -
Comet Lovejoy Revisited