Willie Huang Photo
Heavenly Dive
Here’s my obligatory shot of Comet NEOWISE that graced our northern hemisphere skies about two months ago. I had been looking forward to seeing another great comet since my childhood days of seeing Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. While NEOWISE did not quite become a great comet, it was still a worthy sight to see.
I did not fare too well on my first few tries at shooting the comet. Rusty astrophotography skills, smoky skies, and light pollution all factored into mediocre shots. Finally, Aaron and I headed up to the mountains where skies were much darker with less light pollution. There, the comet shone brightly to the naked eye and the ion tail was visible in my photos. The final image was 30 light frames stacked to reduce the high ISO noise.
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Heavenly Dive
Here’s my obligatory shot of Comet NEOWISE that graced our northern hemisphere skies about two months ago. I had been looking forward to seeing another great comet since my childhood days of seeing Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. While NEOWISE did not quite become a great comet, it was still a worthy sight to see.
I did not fare too well on my first few tries at shooting the comet. Rusty astrophotography skills, smoky skies, and light pollution all factored into mediocre shots. Finally, Aaron and I headed up to the mountains where skies were much darker with less light pollution. There, the comet shone brightly to the naked eye and the ion tail was visible in my photos. The final image was 30 light frames stacked to reduce the high ISO noise.
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