Comet Lovejoy from South Australia

jeff@sa · #1 22-12-2011, 02:31 PM

Here is a shot I took this morning at Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills at 4.00am.
Canon 400D(unmodded) 18mm f4.5 ISO800 30sec.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V.../Lovejoy04.jpg

Cheers,
Jeff

iceman (Mike) · #2 22-12-2011, 02:32 PM

Nice work Jeff! What a sight!

renormalised (Carl) · #3 22-12-2011, 04:10 PM

Great shot....very dramatic

Clayton · #4 22-12-2011, 04:50 PM

Lovely shot Jeff

Paul Haese · #5 22-12-2011, 04:53 PM

Nice Jeff, nice setting from up there too.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #6 22-12-2011, 04:59 PM

Beautiful!!

jeff@sa · #7 22-12-2011, 05:48 PM

Thanks folks.
Its the first time I have put an image up here.
I have just borrowed a better lens from a mate (thanks Charles)
and if the weather holds out I hope to redo the shot tomorrow morning.
If it works I will post it here tomorrow.
The Moon should e better then also.
cheers.
Jeff