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Old 22-12-2011, 07:36 AM
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Comet Lovejoy from Pt Sturt

Beautiful view this morning, went down with Paul and it was well worth the drive!
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Old 22-12-2011, 07:42 AM
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They look fantastic. Could you please tell me what exposure the third one was taken at.

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Old 22-12-2011, 07:48 AM
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Old 22-12-2011, 08:08 AM
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Excellent captures Virgs!!

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Old 22-12-2011, 08:31 AM
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They look fantastic. Could you please tell me what exposure the third one was taken at.

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15 seconds according to the EXIF data.

They're fantastic photos, too.
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Old 22-12-2011, 08:33 AM
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Old 22-12-2011, 09:08 AM
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Congrats, Virgs, your photos are splendid!
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Old 22-12-2011, 10:11 AM
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Beautiful!!!
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Old 22-12-2011, 10:34 AM
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Wicked collection, the 2nd is trumps on de-tail : )
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Old 22-12-2011, 10:49 AM
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Excellent shots
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Old 22-12-2011, 11:32 AM
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Ah you got in before me dude. Yeah it was a fantastic morning. The tail is very long and easily seen by eye. We went to point Sturt because of the clear horizon and you need that to get all the comet. I really like the first image and the last best.
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Old 22-12-2011, 12:49 PM
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The exposures were 30 seconds for the first two and 15 seconds for the last. Shot at various ISO - first being 3200 and last around 800. This really is a nice looking comet but as Paul has said, you really do need a clear horizon to do it justice.
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Old 22-12-2011, 12:53 PM
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Fantastic stuff

That comet sure is a beauty.
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Old 22-12-2011, 01:03 PM
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Graet shots Virgs,
Like the third one the most!
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Old 22-12-2011, 02:11 PM
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Well done Virgs. Great vantage point too.
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Old 22-12-2011, 02:33 PM
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Yes, having the view across the water was amazing. We had to drive a bit though to get it as our first choice was too light polluted and then we had to escape the fog that had moved in and stopped Paul's imaging session from his observatory - well worth it though
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Old 22-12-2011, 03:22 PM
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Wow! sweet images!
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Old 22-12-2011, 07:39 PM
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Great stuff. Left of Paul again?
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Old 22-12-2011, 07:59 PM
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Yup!
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Old 22-12-2011, 08:28 PM
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Great stuff. Left of Paul again?
I am Virg's right hand man. Another cool adventure.
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