Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2)
Not a great photo as I was having tracking problems and the northeasterly wind went from moderate to strong … but my attempt last night was completely ruined by the high humidity, blending the comet's tail with the washed out background ! So yeah, this will have to do until I go out again in better conditions.
Stack of 3 x 30s + 1 x 20s exposures at 300mm, F4.5 and 800ISO (non astro modified camera). Darks used in preprocessing but no flats. I had to bring the background's noise out a bit in order to retain a decent visibility of the comet's tail, not my favourite way of doing it but meh ...
Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2)
Not a great photo as I was having tracking problems and the northeasterly wind went from moderate to strong … but my attempt last night was completely ruined by the high humidity, blending the comet's tail with the washed out background ! So yeah, this will have to do until I go out again in better conditions.
Stack of 3 x 30s + 1 x 20s exposures at 300mm, F4.5 and 800ISO (non astro modified camera). Darks used in preprocessing but no flats. I had to bring the background's noise out a bit in order to retain a decent visibility of the comet's tail, not my favourite way of doing it but meh ...