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  1. I imaged neowise for the first time last night and was able to see it with the naked eye! I thought I would be able to get a bit more detail though. I'm in a fairly rural location, bortle 4 I think. Am not sure whether this is due to my settings or it wasn't dark enough? I am quite North in Scotland so despite these being taken at around 1 - 1.30 am it was still fairly light. 

    Both are single shot on a static tripod with a Canon 1300d. The first image is 13 seconds at ISO 800 and the second 15 seconds at ISO 800. 

    Any thoughts and tips to get more detail?

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  2. Hey! The clouds look like they are going to clear tomorrow and I will get my first chance to see and image comet neowise! 

    I have seen many amazing photographs on this website of the comet so far and am just wondering what I can expect from my somewhat limited kit. I have a Canon 1300d, a standard kit lens and a static tripod. Can I get a decent widefield photograph with this? I am unsure whether many of the photos I have seen are stacked/are long exposures using a tracking mount. I probably won't be able to stack with my tripod.

    Any overall advice for my first go at imaging a comet would also be appreciated! 

  3. 5 minutes ago, serbiadarksky said:

    Well with the scope and that much of detail on andromeda he must use guiding becpuse unguided he cant or anyone cant archieve that.

    If he says its unguided then its unguided. You can get great results with just 30 second exposures that obviously don't need guiding. Maybe he has very good polar alignment, maybe he drift aligns. You don't know, so don't assume he just isn't telling the truth.

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  4. 1 minute ago, serbiadarksky said:

    I use 8 minute exposures and no damage, okay outside it is -10°C

    Well, I use the orion mini guider with a 50mm scope images here:

    I sold the 6d and got a modded 600D

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    Is the Orion Mini Guider a stand alone guider then with no need for laptop? After a while getting good with my Star Adventurer I think I'll want to try guiding, but I really don't fancy taking a laptop around with me, as the whole point of the setup I'm trying to build is portability. How good is non-laptop guiding?

  5. I would try and get better results with the equipment you have. Most DSLRs these days can get decent results with a standard lens and tripod. Keep trying! If you upgrade with the expectation of getting good results straight away, you will be disappointed. All the gear, and no idea as they say. Be patient, ask questions and most importantly get out there and have a go!

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