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Re: [OM] Comet Neowise

Subject: Re: [OM] Comet Neowise
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 21:05:11 +1000
That worked well Peter !

...Wayne


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> Behalf Of Peter Klein
> Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2020 8:12 PM
> To: lug <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
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> Subject: [OM] Comet Neowise
> 
> Here's the comet, as seen from Richmond Beach, just north of Seattle:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/50128829231/in/dateposte
> d-public/>
> 
> I envy those of you with dark skies (Great shots, Aram!).  I scouted around
> our area a few days ago, and found what I thought would be an ideal spot--
> Kayu Kayu park, with a clear view to the northwest over Puget Sound.  But
> there was a little matter of street lights and ghastly sodium vapor lights
> illuminating the sewage treatment plant right below the comet.  Plus, the
> local constabulary were present to make sure nobody entered the park
> proper after the official dusk closing time. So my best laid plans for a dark
> spot at the far end of the park were foiled.
> 
> I set up a tripod by the side of the road and did the best I could anyway. 
> This
> shot was taken with an Olympus E-M5 and an old Olympus OM Zuiko 135/3.5
> lens, effectively 270mm.  I could barely see the comet with the naked eye
> and not at all in the viewfinder.  So I aimed by shooting blind with a 45mm
> lens, centered the comet by trial and error, and then switched to longer
> lenses.
> 
> Enjoy!  More to come...
> --Peter
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