[Leica] IMG: Comet NEOWISE 2020

[Adam Bridge]

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:
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>> 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!
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>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/MiscUsage/Astronomy/i-DwpdHCL/A>
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>> Fujifilm GFX100 with 250mm f4 lens. 1.3 seconds @ ISO 2000.
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>> 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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