Sick of it yet? Lovejoy/LMC

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I swapped over to the Modded Canon 20d to take this image last night. Really really glad I did. The noise level is incredibly lower than the Canon 550D.
What a crap camera the Canon 550d is for Astro work.
This image is made from 10 x 4 minute subs . The camera was set to ISO 1600 and the lens to F2.8.

[Garyh]

Nah not yet!
That is a nice shot JJJ!
Yep the 20D is still a great Astro camera. I reckon the pinnacle of the canon cameras..

[CometGuy]

Nice jjj, you are still getting great shots of the comet. Is this with the 90mm Tammy?

Terry

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Thanks for the photos. It seems a good idea to have a good photographic record of Lovejoy since it was quite a spectaclar visitor. I will remember those early mornings in Jan 2012 very fondly.
However the fractured toe I obtained leaping out of bed to a 3am alarm will not be so fondly remembered :-)

Trevor

[Lester]

Very nice view of Comet Lovejoy, JJ, thanks.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Great pic - I have been off line for awhile and am really surprised Lovejoy is still putting on a grand show!

[leon]

Spot on Jeanette, love the wide field of your image, well done indeed.

Leon

[stardust steve (Steve)]

i will never grow tired of seeing Lovejoy images, or any other astro images
Did you still use the 50mm nifty fifty lens like the previous LMC with Lovejoy image?
This lens will be the next on my list, keeping a keen eye out now

[Clayton]

That is a lovely shot JJJ

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Here's a link to my Comet Lovejoy set on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_j...7628963798161/
Glad you like the pics. Thanks for looking.

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Nice image, and a great flickr set JJJ!

Cheers,
Stephen

[renormalised (Carl)]

Never!!!!. Never tire of the night sky

Great shot JJJ

[Regulus (Trevor)]

JJJ - just looked at the gallery on Flickr. Your photos are really impressive and I am glad you got some good foreground shots of Lovejoy. Really beautiful.
Again I hope you don't mind but I put a link to the Lovejoy set on my FaceAche page. Let me know and I'll remove it if you ain't happy about it tho.

Trevor

[Ross G]

Great capture Jeanette.

Who will get the last shot of Lovejoy??

Thanks.

Ross.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Awesome jjj, Dig the field, colors etc. top stuff ! !

[Quark (Trevor)]

Very nice work Jeanette, what a most excellent comet this has been and love the framing here with the LMC, looks great.

Regards
Trevor

[stardust steve (Steve)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I swapped over to the Modded Canon 20d to take this image last night. Really really glad I did. The noise level is incredibly lower than the Canon 550D.
What a crap camera the Canon 550d is for Astro work.
This image is made from 10 x 4 minute subs . The camera was set to ISO 1600 and the lens to F2.8.

Do you have any images taken with the 550D as a comparison? I have a 500d and last night bought a 50mm EF f1.8 lens and am keen to get it pointed upward. Will only be on a standard tripod for now. But its a start

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by stardust steve

Do you have any images taken with the 550D as a comparison? I have a 500d and last night bought a 50mm EF f1.8 lens and am keen to get it pointed upward. Will only be on a standard tripod for now. But its a start

This was taken the night before using the 550D.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...e.php?a=107810