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The seeing was poor this evening before moonrise and quite hazy. Picked up comet E3 ZTF again in the binoculars, it's certainly not as bright, but the haze didn't help. So many satellites crossing the sky too.
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Two more from 6-2-23
Not sure if I also picked up C/2022 U2 atlas , the photos are too noisy to tell, and a near full moon. Single exposures iso 6400 20 seconds for first pic. Second pic 10 seconds 300mm zoom.
From the 7th before moonrise, the seeing was poor. Trying to find C/2022 U2 atlas near star ETA about 18.45 GMT . Too many stars and CA
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF
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2 hours ago, mcrowle said:
Will be interesting to see if anyone captures this pairing! I've only just read about it, and wasn't planning to set up due to the full moon to be honest.
However, luckily C/2022 U2 is likely rather brighter, at mag. 11 according to the BAA page at BAA Comet section (cam.ac.uk). I successfully imaged and viewed it in late Jan, despite strong light pollution from the local football club floodlights! 😊
Regards, Mike.
Hi Mike
Yes I've been looking at Cometwatch http://aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html and it says magnitude being about 10. On Stellarium it's listed as 16.
Took a few shots earlier at 300mm , but the moon and my budget setup (DSLR and zoom lens) maybe asking a bit much.
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Comet E3 appears near Comet U2 atlas now , if you have the dark sky and equipment as Comet C/2022 U2 atlas is Mag 16.
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Ok so I tried this stack of 10 photos 20 seconds each, iso 6400 and 10 darks in DSS. Its not great and the stars are a bit green. I tried the 2X drizzle setting , not sure if that messed the colours up. This was taken through a 55-300mm zoom at 300mm on 30-1-23
The stack i tried above before had natural colours, does the drizzle setting effect colours?
I processed this in Rawtherepee 5.9 , I haven't used that programme for ages.
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Most people wouldn't notice the light pollution creeping up around them. If they have no interest in looking up, or even have the time.
As long as they have nicely lit paths for 24hours, expanding industrial estates blazing lights all night, but supplying jobs.
I've noticed the urban expansion along with the lights in the last 20 years. A location that was reasonably dark a few miles from town, with good horizons all round, is now amongst houses, street lights, and industrial units.
Each town is expanding, so the areas between town that were good for sky watching, are shrinking. When trying to escape the lights from one town, you just run into the next.
Overpopulated maybe?
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5 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:
It is an Eq8R Pro mount. Starburst is due to the secondary vains on the newtononian telescope.
Ok thanks , I googled the mount 🙂
You've invested alot of time and money into the astronomy kit.
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What type of tracking mount did you use HEQ5?
And how do you get the starburst effect on the orange star is it Software?
Excuse my questions but I only have basic equipment with a static tripod and DSLR
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I saw them hereabouts in 2018, I think it was 2nd February. I noticed an unusual afterglow to the sunset. And was aware they were seen the previous day in Scotland.
I took this from the garden
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29-1-23
Picked up the comet with my phone on a tripod earlier
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3 hours ago, maw lod qan said:
Wonderful image Nigella!
I hoped to get a quick peek at it this morning before work, had the binoculars ready, but it was too cloudy!
Heavens Above is stay right on it with its position.
It is really moving along now, or as we say it out in the country, "it's really scooting a boot!"!
Or hauling A##e as some US folks say.
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Woke up at 02.00
Took a dozen shots of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) but it's not clear, thin cirrus around. Yorkshire and Lincs look clearer on Satellite.
It's also -4C so not nice to be standing outside time for bed.
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Woke up at 04.00 am today to check for C/2022 E3 (ZTF).
Clear sky untill about 04.40 am , found the comet easily with a wide 90mm photo shot above Corona Borealis. Then got my bros 10x50 bins and could see the Comet fairly easily.
The clouds rolled in after about 30 mins. Quite cold 3.5 C and windy.
Quick in camera RAW to JPG
Single shot 300mm f5.8 10 seconds ISO 6400 with Pentax K70 + Astrotracer.
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I had a brief look about 6am with bins but couldn't find it, then the clouds arrived.
Why would it have a brighter mag in 10x50 bins, rather than a 12" scope? I would of thought the other way round.
COMET C/2022/ E3 (ZTF) - UPDATE
in Celestial Events Heads Up
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Yesterday evening just as it was clouding over, the comet was near the star Hassaleh.
iso 3200 1x 20 seconds 300mm