So it was a bit more than just a "quick snap" . Without the star tracker the comet was just a green dot. People who have iPhones or Goggle Pixels often get better pictures than my setup...
So it was a bit more than just a "quick snap" . Without the star tracker the comet was just a green dot. People who have iPhones or Goggle Pixels often get better pictures than my setup...
There are so many better photos out there, I'm surprised anyone would be interested in a photo from a cheap camera...
There are so many better photos out there, I'm surprised anyone would be interested in a photo from a cheap camera...
Any later and it drops down below the wall of tall trees at the North-West of our farm. Any earlier and it's washed out by the setting sun...
Any later and it drops down below the wall of tall trees at the North-West of our farm. Any earlier and it's washed out by the setting sun...
The comet is getting brighter and I can just make out a bit of a tail with my modest equipment...
The comet is getting brighter and I can just make out a bit of a tail with my modest equipment...
I might try again with a bigger lens or I will wait until later in October...
I might try again with a bigger lens or I will wait until later in October...
I tried a picture of Star Trails from my backyard on May 15th this year - I seem to have captured a small plane trail and a small meteor as well...
I tried a picture of Star Trails from my backyard on May 15th this year - I seem to have captured a small plane trail and a small meteor as well...
focus could have been better...
focus could have been better...
I could see quite a bit of detail with my eyes but my photos never capture the details... I should try it again, Saturn is high and bright in the early morning.
I could see quite a bit of detail with my eyes but my photos never capture the details... I should try it again, Saturn is high and bright in the early morning.
I found a spot out in the orchard with a bit of a view of the horizon. A nice clear morning...
I found a spot out in the orchard with a bit of a view of the horizon. A nice clear morning...
Jupter, Venus and Orion rising at around 4:30am EDT
And a rather poor zoom in of Jupiter with moons and Venus...
Jupter, Venus and Orion rising at around 4:30am EDT
And a rather poor zoom in of Jupiter with moons and Venus...