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    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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    2 hours ago, Sprites said:

    That's a good one

    What settings did you have a tracking mount? 

    I don't have a tracking mount yet, but I used ISO6400 with an aperture of f3.5 and four seconds of exposure time per image.

    2 hours ago, Southern Storm said:

    The artifact that is showing in you images could be from a light source nearby, I've had a few sessions totally ruined but a stray light, it doesn't even need to be that bright 

    Thanks - that definitely could be the case. I'm going to alter some of the settings in DSS too in hope that it does anything.

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    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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    On 20/01/2023 at 10:22, Southern Storm said:

    Nice shot! 

    The tail is not that easy to capture with this comet considering it's proximity, but you captured it, and was it untracked?  

    This is from this morning's session, but managed to to get more exposure time on this occasion 

    We're definitely entering prime time for e3, we just need the weather to ay ball

    Could contain: Nature, Outdoors, Outer Space, Astronomy, Comet

    Yes, without a tracker still 😄

    Lovely shots btw

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    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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    1 hour ago, Southern Storm said:

     

    Nice capture Zak, I guess your image is unguided? Do you mind me asking what camera and lens you used?

    This is my effort for now.. 

    I got set up, polar aligned my star adventurer, and by the time I'm was ready, it started to cloud over 😂 

    You can't beat the British climate!

    I Shot mine on the Canon 750D (crop body) 150-600mm Sigma probably around 470mm (750 equivalent) with an of aperture 7.1 

    This is 1 x 30 second exposure of about 4 that I managed to capture, so didn't bother stacking them in the end

    Fingers crossed for some decent weather before the moon becomes too full to get decent pictures.

    Could contain: Nebula, Outer Space, Astronomy

    Hi - yes, my attempt was untracked and I used a Canon EOS 850D with my EFS 18-135mm lens. 

    Lovely shot there too. Hoping to get a star tracker next year 🙂

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    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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    C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a comet that was discovered in March this year and is currently lurking near the constellation of Corona Borealis. It is expected to brighten over the next few weeks and is likely to be visible by the naked eye in areas away from light pollution.

    Here's a shot I managed of the comet a few days ago at around 3am, looking NE as it was rising above the horizon. This was taken with 400 two-second exposures and stacked using DeepSkyStacker.

    Could contain: Nebula, Outer Space, Astronomy

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