Comet Holmes and "Falling Star"
Comet Holmes and "Falling Star"
The first picture is a 15 second exposure using Digital camera (Panasonic DMC –FC50) with ISO setting to 1600, f 2.8 at 2 mega pixels, with a “wide” angle setting, probably equivalent to about 40mm for 35 mm camera at about 2 a.m. November 11, 2007.
When I went out to take the picture, I noticed a “falling star” and thought it would be neat to actually catch such an event, but dismissed the idea as unlikely.
The only reason I have this picture is that the Camera’s viewfinder does not have the resolution necessary to see stars, the screen is “blank”. In order to frame a picture, I first took a time-lapse photo, saw what the camera was looking at, and then adjusted the camera and tripod to frame the comet. Once the comet was centered I could use the zoom.
John
AKA SnowflakeUniverse
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