Posted on 07/09/2022 12:53:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
In order to photograph a comet with just your camera, one of the best lenses for astrophotography is a fast lens.
A lens with an aperture of f/2.8 or lower is usually preferable. If you are photographing a comet as part of a scene or landscape then a wide-angle is usually best, but you can opt for a longer focal length for deep space shots - just be careful of your shutter speed with longer focal lengths.
...a remote shutter release will also be very helpful to avoid moving the camera with your finger.
As it's likely that K2 won't be visible with the unaided eye, you'll probably need a small telescope or binoculars to be able to see it yourself. There are two ways to photograph space using a telescope — the afocal method and the prime focus method. The afocal method involves pointing your camera lens on the eyepiece of your telescope. This method is trickier than it seems, but a good way of capturing what your telescope is seeing without the need for any other attachments. You can also use your smartphone to photograph still celestial objects, check out our guide on how to do smartphone astrophotography.
Just make sure that both the eyepiece and your lens' focus is set to infinity. The prime focus method is where you attach your camera onto the telescope directly, so the telescope sort of acts like a super-powerful telephoto lens. To do this, you'll need a T Ring and T Adapter — both of which are relatively inexpensive. Once your camera is attached to the scope, you can then utilize the focal length of the telescope as though it were a camera lens (that is, if your telescope is 400mm then it will act as a 400mm telephoto lens).
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If you climb to the top of the mountain K2 you might get a better look at it.
Are you saying my plans to vacation on K1 with a Minolta aren’t going to work?
😜😜😜
(top of the mountain K2)
Don’t leave the wife in the snow 🌨️🌨️🌨️
That’s all I’m saying.
I think the mountain K2 is where comet K2 is headed, right?
Maybe K2 is not where you’d want to be...
Just kidding...
I took a waitress up to Space Mountain one time.
1) Climb K2, bring camera and Sherpa
2) take picture
K2?
Kohoutek 2?
Because the first one was amazing. Or so I heard - I couldn’t see it.
They sell you the sizzle - “How to photograph comet K2”, and then a few paragraphs in, when you finally get to the steak - they tell you you’re wasting your time without a Hubble.
“You don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle!”
Cosmo Kramer - businessman with a briefcase (with Ritz Crackers for lunch)
He takes the mornin’ train...
He works from 9 to 5 and then...
He takes another home again!
That's what the, "Experts" want you to think. Don't you believe that for a second.
Dedicated backyard astronomers have captured many images just like this one below, from another dedicated amateur astronomer.
https://www.astrobin.com/users/vchari252/
That image is titled >> (C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS passes M106)
This image was taken yesterday by another amateur astronomer.
Thanks for posting the pics, I’d love to see another comet !
I guess you only gave her a small tip...
As an amateur astronomer with 50+ years of experience behind me, the best way of capturing a photo of anything in space is to look on the internet for a picture of the object, left click on said picture and save image.
LOT cheaper than trying to take one yourself.
Oh yeah, I’d like to see a large comet that fills half the sky, coming in fast between earth and the moon. As long as it keeps going it’s all good.☺
She quit her job the next day and became a hard core right winger.
Smooth.
You can get many star and planet apps for your phone or tablet that show you the night sky. There are many many comets out there that you can see if you had a telescope.
I use the free ‘Skymap’ on my android phone.
I just point the phone at the sky and see what is there.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en_US&gl=US
Here is some info on some other apps.
Riding Along with Comets Using Mobile Astronomy Apps
https://www.space.com/36166-riding-with-comets-mobile-apps.html
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