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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Comet NEOWISE 2020
From: abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 10:02:02 -0700
References: <B2FCCC18-DB50-4499-9720-5D4363353EAB@mac.com> <98750B4A-CEF9-4723-B4DC-AC7575964FE4@bex.net>

Clear skies in the morning is one of our Summer-Autumn blessings here in 
Northern California. The marine layer, when it blows in through the delta, 
is typically south of us although we get wonderful cooling most evenings.

I?m NOT a fan of 4 AM awakenings but this time it was worth it. I?m 
scheduling a nap for this afternoon!

Adam

> On 2020 Jul 8, at 9:06 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Well done, Adam!
> 
> As a sometime astroimager, I plan to get up to try the same, if the 
> weather here in NW Ohio ever permits.
> 
> ?howard
> 
>> On Jul 8, 2020, at 8:46 AM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Got up at 4:00 AM this morning and drove out north of town to get away 
>> from the city lights. Set up the tripod. Looked for comet NEOWISE in the 
>> NE sky but couldn?t pick it out but a pair of (Leica - see? on topic) 
>> binoculars found it right away.
>> 
>> Astro photography is a bit of a different thing for me. I made some 
>> mistakes. I should have used the delay on the camera so I got a bit of 
>> tripod shake. But I did make a comet photo!
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/MiscUsage/Astronomy/i-DwpdHCL/A>
>> 
>> Fujifilm GFX100 with 250mm f4 lens. 1.3 seconds @ ISO 2000.
>> 
>> It was fun to see the comet which was naked-eye visible as my eyes got 
>> adjusted. Of course the sky was lightening also.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking!
>> 
>> Adam Bridge
>> Davis, CA
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] IMG: Comet NEOWISE 2020)
Message from hlritter at bex.net (Howard L Ritter Jr) ([Leica] IMG: Comet NEOWISE 2020)