Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy :: Comet Holmes in 3X zoom

{ 2007 10 29 }

Comet Holmes in 3X zoom

My 5 year old digital camera made nice work of the latest comet exploding into view on earth.

- Comet Holmes

It looks like a fuzzy star, and its super easy to spot in binoculars if you look north west, high in the sky a couple hours after sunset.

I used various settings, including 15 second exposure, 100 through 800 ISO to experiment, and RAW and superfine JPG compression modes on a 3MP Canon camera. If you haven’t done night photography before, make sure you have a tripod, or stable prop for the camera. Then set the 2 or 10 second timer so you don’t shake the camera as you press the shutter button.

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