A thread on viewing and photographing #cometNEOWISE!
Comet NEOWISE is putting on a spectacular show right now!
How can you see it with your unaided eye? How to photograph it with a DSLR or even your cellphone?!
Continue reading 🤓☄️🌝
Comet NEOWISE is putting on a spectacular show right now!
How can you see it with your unaided eye? How to photograph it with a DSLR or even your cellphone?!
Continue reading 🤓☄️🌝
Comet NEOWISE is currently visible
- in the northern hemisphere an hour after sunset 🌅
- in the North/Northwest direction ⬆️
- look for the Big Dipper constellation ✨
Here’s a great graphic by @AdlerPlanet as to where the comet will be just 30 mins after sunset 🌇
- in the northern hemisphere an hour after sunset 🌅
- in the North/Northwest direction ⬆️
- look for the Big Dipper constellation ✨
Here’s a great graphic by @AdlerPlanet as to where the comet will be just 30 mins after sunset 🌇
It is best viewed
- in clear-ish skies.. avoid clouds and fog! Check out the picture below!
- in dark skies.. go north of the city/town to avoid light pollution!
- with binoculars or telescope! BUT definitely visible to the unaided eye once you spot it or know where to look!
- in clear-ish skies.. avoid clouds and fog! Check out the picture below!
- in dark skies.. go north of the city/town to avoid light pollution!
- with binoculars or telescope! BUT definitely visible to the unaided eye once you spot it or know where to look!
If you need help spotting the comet, here are some apps that can help:
- @hannorein’s Comet NEOWISE! Here’s a screenshot I just took!
- @StellariumDev... they have an app for phone & laptop and even a web version!
- @skysafariastro
And many more!! Use these amazing helpers!
- @hannorein’s Comet NEOWISE! Here’s a screenshot I just took!
- @StellariumDev... they have an app for phone & laptop and even a web version!
- @skysafariastro
And many more!! Use these amazing helpers!
If you have a telescope or binoculars, you can catch the amazing coma, dust & ion tail!
Comets are like dirty snowballs, made of dust, gas & frozen ices! As they are evaporated by 🌞, the material is seen in form of a tails!
Here’s a 📸 from telescope by Instagram.com/infinity_seeke…
Comets are like dirty snowballs, made of dust, gas & frozen ices! As they are evaporated by 🌞, the material is seen in form of a tails!
Here’s a 📸 from telescope by Instagram.com/infinity_seeke…
If you are looking to photograph the comet, here are few things you will need
- cellphone or DSLR camera.. allows for some freedom to change exposure aka how long the lens is open for!
- tripod for stability & long exposure! If you don’t have one, you find things to rest it on!
- cellphone or DSLR camera.. allows for some freedom to change exposure aka how long the lens is open for!
- tripod for stability & long exposure! If you don’t have one, you find things to rest it on!
Starter settings for comet📸:
- Manual focus.. make sure stars appear as point sources!
- Long exposure.. try 4-6 sec or even 10 sec.
- ISO 400 or 800
- focal ratio.. as low as possible! F/3.5 and lower!
📸 by Mohammed Mubeen taken using his Google Pixel 4!
- Manual focus.. make sure stars appear as point sources!
- Long exposure.. try 4-6 sec or even 10 sec.
- ISO 400 or 800
- focal ratio.. as low as possible! F/3.5 and lower!
📸 by Mohammed Mubeen taken using his Google Pixel 4!
Shooting night sky objects is always a trial and error process!
- Get to the location early and set up!
- Don’t be afraid to try different settings and experiment!
- Be patient when it come to night sky photography.. whether it is a galaxy, comet or auroras, patience is key!
- Get to the location early and set up!
- Don’t be afraid to try different settings and experiment!
- Be patient when it come to night sky photography.. whether it is a galaxy, comet or auroras, patience is key!
Signing off for a nap.. the evening will be spent in preparation of the hunting for another location to photograph the comet and preparing the 📷!
Happy Comet Hunting! Clear Skies!
Don’t let exhaustion stop you! It might be long before we see such amazing bright comet again!
Happy Comet Hunting! Clear Skies!
Don’t let exhaustion stop you! It might be long before we see such amazing bright comet again!
