Dave Johnston
Well-Known Member
I already posted this in the Astro forum, so if a duplicate isn't allowed, I assume Jim will give it an honorable burial!
I've been out twice this week to catch Neowise. The first time, on Tuesday, I found it with binoculars and got a passable long focal length shot of just the comet. This morning I went out with the goal of finding a terrestrial context to frame it or silhouette in front of it. I was fortunate to pick it up visually as soon as I got the location, just rising among the flagged spruce trees at Bear Rocks Nature Preserve, along the Allegheny front in West Virginia. I was able to get set up quickly enough that it was still framed nicely before it rose higher and the sky got brighter.
This was two exposures - a short one for the sky to avoid trailing, and a longer one by moonlight for the foreground. I processed them to blend well together and preserve the color of the comet. Shot at 127 mm.
Comments and suggestions welcome.
Dave
I've been out twice this week to catch Neowise. The first time, on Tuesday, I found it with binoculars and got a passable long focal length shot of just the comet. This morning I went out with the goal of finding a terrestrial context to frame it or silhouette in front of it. I was fortunate to pick it up visually as soon as I got the location, just rising among the flagged spruce trees at Bear Rocks Nature Preserve, along the Allegheny front in West Virginia. I was able to get set up quickly enough that it was still framed nicely before it rose higher and the sky got brighter.
This was two exposures - a short one for the sky to avoid trailing, and a longer one by moonlight for the foreground. I processed them to blend well together and preserve the color of the comet. Shot at 127 mm.
Comments and suggestions welcome.
Dave
