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Re: [OM] comet photography

Subject: Re: [OM] comet photography
From: "Roger Wesson" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:43:45 -0000
Main trouble with seeing the comet right now is moonlight.  The moon is just
about full now, and that'll really make a comet's faint tail hard to see.
Also the sky will be bright on any long exposure photos.  Once the moon's
out the way it should be easier to see and photograph.

I haven't seen it yet - thwarted by the light pollution in London - but I'm
out in the countryside right now for an easter break, hoping to spot and
shoot it while I'm here.  Fast film, 50/1.8 lens and 25s exposures is what
I'm anticipating doing.  However, if you've got a fast telephoto you might
want to try that - it's a fairly small comet.

Roger

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxxx>

> Here is a shot of the currently-visible comet Ikeya-Zhang made with an
> Olympus digicam (but not by me):
>
> http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/Ikeya-Zhang/j_koski_2002c1_032302.jpg
>
> What do the astro pros on the list have to say about seeing/photographing
> it?
>


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